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Report: More Layoffs Loom As Activision Blizzard Moves To Close European Publishing Offices
19.3.2021
Activision Blizzard is planning to close its publishing offices in Europe and lay off even more employees in the process, according to a new report by GamesIndustry.biz.Read more
Activision Yanks Crossbow It Accidently Released Early Even After Players Spent Time Grinding For It
19.3.2021
What Call of Duty giveth, Call of Duty taketh away. Yesterday, a fancy new crossbow went live in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War by accident, and now players who spent hours trying to unlock it are frustrated that Activision has taken it back out of the game.Read more
Activision Blizzard CEO To Get Even Bigger Bonuses While Others Get Laid Off
17.3.2021
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick routinely gets millions in stock bonuses every year based on how the company is doing. Now he’s set to get even more, for a total payout of nearly $200 million according to CtW Investment Group, a union pension fund advocacy organization. And it’s all thanks...
Activision Blizzard propustil 50 zaměstnanců
17.3.2021
Activision Blizzard propustil padesát zaměstnanců
17.3.2021
Activision Blizzard Esports Announces Layoffs
16.3.2021
Activision Blizzard Esports will lay off around 50 employees, according to a report released today by Sports Business Journal.Read more
Pokemon Go's Eggs Aren't Lootboxes, They're Fun Presents
12.3.2021
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is testing a feature that lets players see what might be inside the game’s eggs before they walk the many miles to hatch them. It appears this is a response to the argument that the game’s eggs are akin to lootboxes. There is an awful lot that could be better about...
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Menus Suck
11.3.2021
Booting up the newest Call of Duty, I was greeted by terrible-looking menus, an overwhelming amount of options, too much information, and some ugly-looking ads. It’s not a great first impression and feels like a cobbled-together mess. In other words: It bad.Read more
Roblox Goes Public, Wall Street Decides It's Worth Six Bethesdas
11.3.2021
The Roblox Corporation, maker of the online game creation platform Roblox, went public yesterday, selling shares in the company on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since it was founded back in 2004. It ended the day trading at just under $70, giving it a valuation of $45 billion,...
Gordon Hall, Rockstar Leeds Founder, Dies At 51
11.3.2021
Gordon Hall, one of the founders of Rockstar Leeds, has died, Game Industry reports. He was 51. Read more
Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer
3.3.2021
Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee and torture apologist, would become its new head of compliance, in charge of making sure the company doesn’t run afoul of the varying laws and regulations throughout all of...
Lock and Load With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for $45 on Xbox
3.3.2021
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Xbox) | $45 | Microsoft StoreCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cross-Gen Bundle (Xbox) | $45 | Microsoft StoreRead more
New Pokemon Games, New Final Fantasy VII Spin-Offs, Anthem Is Done, Call Of Duty Is Way Too Big, And More
27.2.2021
This week on Morning Checkpoint we learn about the next terrible thing involving Cyberpunk 2077, learn the future of Anthem, check out a new trailer for more Hot Wheels in Forza, talk about some good dads and watch Destiny 2 players jump off a cliff over and over.Read more
Call Of Duty Is Getting Too Big For Your Base PS4, Activision Warns
25.2.2021
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare/Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are now so big, Activision is telling base PS4 owners they may no longer be able to fit both full games on their console’s hard drive.Read more
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Will Cost $10 To Upgrade To PS5 And Xbox Series X/S Versions
23.2.2021
Last year’s remaster of the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch, Activision announced today. Unfortunately, those looking to upgrade their existing copy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 to the next-gen version will need to shell out an extra $10.Read more
Saudi Arabia Acquires $3.3 Billion Stake In EA, Take-Two, Activision Blizzard
18.2.2021
Saudi Arabia has utilized its Public Investment Fund to invest over $3.3 billion (that’s $3,300,000,000 for the more visual learners out there) in Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, and Activision Blizzard, Al Jazeera reported (h/t Eurogamer).Read more
Activision Accused Of Stealing Call Of Duty Character
4.2.2021
The creator of a character called “Cade Janus”, developed as part of a film pitch, is taking Activision, Infinity Ward and Major League Gaming to court, accusing them of going behind his back and stealing the character for use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.Read more
Call Of Duty: Warzone Bans Over 60,000 Accounts For Cheating
3.2.2021
Activision banned over 60,000 accounts in Call of Duty: Warzone yesterday. In a statement, the publisher cited use of cheat software in the battle royale. The bans follow several months of community frustration about aimbot and wallhack cheats that players blatantly use in both casual matches...
Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’
27.1.2021
Earlier this month, Activision Blizzard was asked to institute some version of the Rooney Rule, a policy requiring employers to interview diverse candidates when hiring, according to a new report by Motherboard. Lawyers for the massive publisher behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft responded...
Activision Merges Tony Hawk 1 + 2 Developer Into Blizzard
22.1.2021
It seems like only yesterday that Vicarious Visions released one of the year’s best games in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2—a remake that went the extra mile and then some. As of today, however, the studio is done taking the lead on projects. Activision just announced that it’s been folded into...