CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Did Nothing Wrong, Will Pay $35 Million SettlementThis is the Call of Duty publisher’s biggest settlement to date with federal regulatorsByEthan GachPublishedFebruary 3, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Diablo IV Devs Say June Release Date Will Lead To More CrunchThe sequel’s troubled development undermines Blizzard’s commitment to changeByEthan GachPublishedDecember 8, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsFeds Sue To Prevent Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Going Through [Update]The Federal Trade Commission has moved to block the acquisition on grounds that it would give the Xbox maker too…ByIsaiah ColbertPublishedDecember 8, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2022Between Elon Musk destroying Twitter, terrible game launches, and Bobby Kotick still being employed, 2022 kinda…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 8, 2022
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThe Game Awards’ Fashion Highlights The Industry’s Identity CrisisPlease, no more blazers and t-shirts at The Game Awards, I’m begging youByAlyssa MercantePublishedDecember 7, 2022
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in Review2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate ItselfCompanies raced to gobble up studios from Bungie to Crystal DynamicsByEthan GachPublishedDecember 6, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Death Of DJ Game Fuser Is A Huge BummerIt’s seems like nobody wants to play rhythm games anymore. Get your ass up and play rhythm games.ByAlyssa MercantePublishedDecember 5, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Feds 'Likely' To Fight Microsoft's Purchase Of Activision Blizzard [Update]The FTC 'is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit' that would try and block the $69 billion dealByLuke PlunkettPublishedNovember 23, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision CEO Bobby Kotick Donates $50,000 To Republican Who Protested 2020 Election [Update]Rep. Mike Garcia has also 'pursued draconian curbs to women’s reproductive health and freedoms'ByLuke PlunkettPublishedNovember 7, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision's Newest Exec Has Decided To Post Through ItAfter being accused of union busting in the Call of Duty company’s Slack, Lulu Cheng Meservey doubles downByEthan GachPublishedOctober 20, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsBush-Era Torture Apologist Steps Down From Call Of Duty PublisherFrances Townsend resigns as Activision's chief compliance officer but will still advise Bobby KotickByEthan GachPublishedSeptember 30, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsDiablo Devs Say Activision Back To Its Old ‘Union-Busting’ TricksThey accuse the Call of Duty publisher of spending hundreds of thousands on defeating the latest union driveByEthan GachPublishedAugust 3, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsCall Of Duty Keeps Bleeding Millions Of PlayersActivision’s blockbuster franchise flounders in the wake of VanguardByEthan GachPublishedAugust 2, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsBobby Kotick Is Staying On Activision Blizzard's Board, EwThis comes just as shareholders said they're 'carefully considering' a proposed harassment reportByLevi WinslowPublishedJune 22, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard Clears Itself Of Any WrongdoingThe Call of Duty publisher says it’s the victim of an ‘unrelenting barrage of media criticism’ByEthan GachPublishedJune 16, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard Recognizes QA Workers' UnionThe Call of Duty publisher will begin negotiating with the Raven Software union over its first contractBySisi JiangPublishedJune 10, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Blizzard Devs Demand Breastfeeding Protections And Other ReformsEmployees at the Call of Duty publisher have formed a committee to hold it accountableByEthan GachPublishedMay 24, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsGaming Gets Its First Union At A Major U.S. StudioQA at Call of Duty’s Raven Software voted to unionize todayByEthan GachPublishedMay 23, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsNow New York City Is Suing Activision BlizzardThe complaint, filed in Delaware, is requesting to see the Overwatch publisher’s booksByAri NotisPublishedMay 4, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsActivision Shareholders Approve Xbox Deal, But Wall Street Has DoubtsThe Call of Duty company's stock price is still way below Microsoft's offerByEthan GachPublishedApril 28, 2022