Activision

Opinion

Black Ops 6 does the business for Microsoft | Opinion

Call of Duty's performance is exactly what Microsoft needed from the landmark franchise, and points the way to the future of its games business

Nov. 1, 2024 Rob Fahey

News

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 breaks records for Game Pass subscriptions

Update: Franchise as a whole has surpassed 500m units sold

Oct. 31, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Microsoft gaming revenue up 43% year-on-year due to Activision acquisition

Microsoft noted a "net impact" of the ABK investment, with its Xbox content and services revenue up 61% YoY

Oct. 31, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

News

Over 90% of Call of Duty players play less without skills-based matchmaking

The quit rate of matches rose by 80% when skills-based matchmaking was decreased

July 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has sold 20m units | News-in-brief

Milestone reached seven years after the collection hit shelves

June 21, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

Activision wins lawsuit against EngineOwning

Publisher was awarded $14.4 million in damages

May 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Parents and victims of Uvalde school shooting sue Activision

Lawsuit claims gunman bought gun after using it in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

May 28, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

Activision opens new Polish studio Elsewhere Entertainment

Studio will focus on creating a new AAA IP and franchise

May 16, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

600 more Activision QA workers unionize

Latest CODE-CWA group is the first to form under Microsoft's labor neutrality agreement

March 9, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

News

Activision reportedly laying off more than 130 people from Ireland branch

Update: The layoffs were already included in the previously announced round of 1,900 cuts across Microsoft

Feb. 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

FTC claims Microsoft contradicted Activision acquisition following mass layoffs

Update: Microsoft claims Activision was already planning widespread staff cuts before the deal went through

Feb. 8, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

News

FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal

US regulator claims it only needed to show the potential for Microsoft to withhold games, not prove the deal was anticompetitive

Dec. 7, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

News

New Zealand approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision

Deal now approved in 41 countries, Microsoft president says

Aug. 8, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

Microsoft-Activision's race for the finish line | This Week in Business

We attempt to answer the burning questions that remain as the biggest deal in the industry's history seemingly nears completion in the US

July 14, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Activision to sunset the original Call of Duty: Warzone

The free-to-play shooter will go offline on September 21, three years after launching

June 23, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Sony's objection to Activision sale won't hurt relationship, says Kotick

CEO also said that the firm cares "too deeply" about players to launch sub-par versions of its Call of Duty games

March 29, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

First annual Activision Blizzard DEI report: 26% of workforce are women or non-binary

Publisher reports 38% of staff come from underrepresented ethnic groups, both figures up 2% over 2021

March 24, 2023 James Batchelor

News

CWA presses charges against Activision over the firing of two employees

Update: CWA decries discharge as "retaliation," says Activision treats employees like "disposable workhorses"

March 1, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Activision staffers learn of December data breach months later

Employees whose names, work emails and phone numbers were compromised learned of breach but not from publisher

Feb. 21, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Microsoft reportedly expecting CMA to oppose ABK acquisition

UPDATE: Xbox firm says it has "not predetermined, nor been advised by its lawyers, that the merger will be blocked"

Feb. 7, 2023 James Batchelor

Feature

Can the FTC block Microsoft's ABK acquisition?

Legal experts offer their thoughts on what will happen following the US regulator's lawsuit against the $69 billion deal

Dec. 14, 2022 James Batchelor

Opinion

Call of Duty on Nintendo is a sideshow | Opinion

As reports mount that regulators are worried about Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard deal, Xbox has gone on a PR offensive

Dec. 8, 2022 Christopher Dring

News

Microsoft commits to Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms if Activision merger approved

Phil Spencer also confirmed that the franchise will continue to come to Steam

Dec. 7, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

Opinion

What happens if Activision Blizzard stays independent? | Opinion

Competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic seem poised to raise objections to Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition; what happens if the deal is blocked?

Nov. 25, 2022 Rob Fahey

News

Modern Warfare 2 marks biggest opening weekend for Call of Duty at $800m

Shooter beat the launch of 2011's Modern Warfare 3, also smashed series records for unique players and hours played

Nov. 1, 2022 James Batchelor