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Blizzard makes Overwatch 2's new hero 'Venture' playable for FREE this weekend

Overwatch 2's new hero Venture features new 'Tectonic Shock' Ultimate, Smart Evacavator weapon, burrow ability, and more. Try it out now!

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Blizzard teams with Porsche for Overwatch 2 Season 10 with all-electric Porsche Macan D.Va mech

Blizzard announces new Legendary D.Va skin inspired by Porsche's all-new Macan Electric car, will launch with more skins and cosmetics with Season 10.

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Overwatch 2 Season 9 is nearly here, will 'revitalize the Overwatch 2 experience'

Blizzard details Overwatch 2's new Season 9 update: huge changes to the core gameplay, new progression system, all heroes now have passive healing.

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Blizzard goal: Overwatch 2's new heroes are free for all players at launch

Overwatch 2 executive producer says that Blizzard is 'actively working toward' a new system that will have new heroes available to players on day one.

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Activision updates shareholders on its union negotiation efforts

Activision-Blizzard shares updates on its union negotiations to shareholders and advises stakeholders to vote against a particular union-centric proposal.

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Activision games would come to cloud if Microsoft merger doesn't pass, CMA says

UK regulators have determined that Activision is likely to bring its biggest games to cloud platforms on a buy-to-play and bring-your-own-game basis.

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Activision achieves best Q1 in last 14 years, milestone thwarted by merger block

Activision Blizzard King just reported its best Q1 period in over a decade, achieving new records across revenues, operating profit, and net income.

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Overwatch 2 Season 2 update: Shambali Monastery map, Battle for Olympus mode

Blizzard's upcoming Overwatch 2 Season 2 update will include a new map called Shambali Monastery, a new game mode called Battle for Olympus, and more.

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Call of Duty could be tipping point for Xbox Game Pass, data suggests

Data suggests that the addition of Call of Duty could surge Game Pass subscription value and become a tipping point that skews subscription revenues.

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Here's when Overwatch 2 unlocks in your region, not long to go now

Blizzard is unleashing Overwatch 2 in the next few hours, here's the global release times for LA, New York, London, Paris, Santos, Seoul, and Sydney.

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Xbox Game Pass freebie perks could be big for Activision games

If Microsoft acquires Activision-Blizzard it could give Xbox Game Pass subscribers extra monthly freebies in heavy-hitting games like Call of Duty.

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Google may have a compelling argument against MSFT's Activision buyout

Stadia's closure combined with the cessation of a 2020 cloud deal could arm Google with an argument against Microsoft's buyout of Activision-Blizzard.

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Microsoft-Activision merger has provisional deadline of November in EU

Microsoft has filed a formal merger proposal with the European Commission's anti-competition regulatory body with a provisional deadline of November 8.

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UK and Europe to closely scrutinize Activision-Blizzard buyout deal

Both the UK's CMA and European Commission's anti-trust regulators will closely scrutinize and examine Microsoft's proposed Activision-Blizzard buyout.

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Microsoft cuts down Call of Duty Xbox exclusivity amid regulator worry

Microsoft's Phil Spencer once again talks down Call of Duty exclusivity on the Xbox ecosystem, insists Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation too.

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UK regulators request more info on Microsoft's Activision buyout

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority requires more information on Microsoft's proposed $69.7 billion buyout proposal of Activision-Blizzard.

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Microsoft wants to buy Activision for mobile games, Phil Spencer says

Xbox's Phil Spencer says Microsoft wants to buy Activision-Blizzard because of the company's experience and plans for major mobile gaming expansion.

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Singleplayer games are extremely un-important for Activision-Blizzard

EA might say it cares about singleplayer games, but Activision-Blizzard surely doesn't--online live games have built Activision.

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Call of Duty Vanguard, World of Warcraft lost nearly $627 million

Call of Duty Vanguard and World of Warcraft contributed the most to Activision-Blizzard's $627 million net revenue drop in Q2.

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Blizzard's former Vicarious Visions studio forms union

The second Activision-Blizzard game development studio has unionized, but the billion-dollar publisher won't recognize it yet.

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Microsoft complies with FTC in Activision buyout (because it has to)

Microsoft has complied with the Federal Trade Commission's request for more documents, and information on the Activision buyout.

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Blizzard pulls the worst Ultimate: Overwatch 2 will kill off Overwatch

Blizzard has made it clear: Overwatch 2 launches on October 4, and it will replace the original Overwatch... which totally sucks.

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Overwatch 2 content roadmap: Season 1 starts Oct 4, Season 2 on Dec 6

Blizzard unveils Overwatch 2's new content roadmap: new seasons every 9 weeks, Battle Passes, and there are NO loot boxes!

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Activision-Blizzard: 'no evidence widespread of harassment' at company

Activision-Blizzard tells investors that internal board reviews and investigations show no signs of widespread harassment.

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Overwatch 2 Beta launches June 28, sign-ups kick off June 16

Overwatch 2 beta sign-ups begin on June 16, beta kicks off on June 28 -- full game launches later this year, on October 4, 2022.

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Neither Activision nor Blizzard needed to make Diablo Immortal

Activision-Blizzard generates billions in revenue every year, and didn't need to over-monetize Diablo Immortal for more revenues.

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Activision formally recognizes Raven Software union, opens bargaining

Activision-Blizzard formally recognizes the U.S. games industry's first union with Raven Software's QA team, will start bargains.

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Activision buyout is 'moving fast,' says Microsoft president

Microsoft's $68.7 billion buyout of Activision-Blizzard is 'moving fast,' and the FTC has issued a Second Request review.

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Blizzard posts players' feedback from Overwatch 2 PvP beta so far

Activision-Blizzard has officially launched the Overwatch 2 PvP beta, and has now provided players' feedback in a new udpate.

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Why New York City is suing Activision-Blizzard

Several of New York City's municipal retirement funds and pension systems are suing Activision-Blizzard, and here's why.

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More than 3,000 people are working on Call of Duty, Activision says

Call of Duty is by far Activision-Blizzard's most important franchise, and now 31% of its workforce is working on the franchise.

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Overwatch made less than 10% of Activision-Blizzard's 2021 revenues

Gamers are spending less and less on Blizzard's Overwatch, and in-game player spending has declined over the last three years.

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Business titan Berkshire Hathaway now owns 9.5% of Activision's stock

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway now owns a 9.5% stake in Activision-Blizzard worth over 74 million shares, up from 15 million.

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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick made $185 million from 2019 - 2021

Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick made over $185 million in stock awards, salary, incentives, and other pay from 2019 - 2021.

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Activision-Blizzard loses 63 million MAUs as Call of Duty, WoW slip

Activision-Blizzard has lost a significant amount of monthly active users as key games like Warzone, World of Warcraft slip.

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Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg asked MSM to bury Bobby Kotick story

Facebook aka Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg asked Daily Mail to drop their stories against Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick.

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Activision financials possibly hint at Call of Duty in 2023

Financial data from Activision's new regulatory filing suggests that a new Call of Duty game could release in 2023 after all.

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'No one is doing NFTs,' Blizzard president says

Blizzard has no plans to turn its billion-dollar franchises into NFT or play-to-earn games, the company's president says.

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Call of Duty is no longer an annual franchise, Activision confirms

Call of Duty has switched from an annual release slate to an always-on business model, Activision-Blizzard has confirmed.

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Activision to make all 1,100 QA testers full time employees

Activision-Blizzard today announced that it plans to make all of its quality assurance (QA) testers full-time company employees.

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Activision harassment lawsuit settled for less than 1% of 2021 revenue

California district court judge Dale Fischer approves of Activision-Blizzard's $18 million sexual harassment settlement proposal.

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Activision ceases game sales in Russia, raises $300,000 for Ukraine

Activision-Blizzard enacts a temporary sales ban of new products in Russia, and has raised over $300,000 for Ukrainian relief.

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Microsoft: All future Call of Duty games coming to PlayStation too

Microsoft drops a megaton bomb on exclusivity, says future Call of Duty games will not be exclusive and come to PlayStation.

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Activision made a record $5.1 billion from microtransactions in 2021

Activision-Blizzard reported a new record all-time high of $5.1 billion in microtransaction and subscription revenue in 2021.

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COD Xbox exclusive: Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft's CEO of Gaming Phil Spencer confirms the company wants to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, won't go Xbox exclusive.

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Sony to lose $260 million a year if Call of Duty goes Xbox exclusive

Sony will lose up to an estimated $260 million a year if Call of Duty leaves PlayStation and becomes a full Xbox exclusive.

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Activision CEO contemplated buying press websites to control coverage

Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly discussed buying gaming press websites in an effort to control the narrative.

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Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision buyout is largest in game history

Microsoft's $68.7 billion buyout offer for Activision-Blizzard is the largest in games history, beats previous record by $56 bn.

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Activision-Blizzard games aren't going full Xbox exclusive

Future Activision-Blizzard games won't all be Xbox exclusives...some are still coming to PlayStation too (likely Call of Duty)

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Microsoft to buy Activision-Blizzard in monster $70 billion deal

Microsoft announces it is acquiring Call of Duty and World of Warcraft developer Activision-Blizzard, in huge $70 billion deal.