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Riccardo Zacconi departs King after 17 years
Company co-founder previously stepped down as CEO last year, but remained as chairman
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will cost $70 for next-gen console versions
Update: Current-gen versions will be playable via backward compatibility, but will be missing enhancements
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Blizzard employees reportedly preparing demands for fair pay
As dissatisfied staff organise, spokesperson says management "looks forward to hearing from them"
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Activision: "Warzone caused us to rethink how, when and where we reveal our upcoming title"
This year's Call of Duty game could be announced within the free-to-play title's 75m-strong community
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Call of Duty: Warzone drives second quarter growth for Activision-Blizzard
Company is still seeing engagement and spending increases due to COVID-19 lockdowns
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Blizzard employees share salary details amid unrest over pay disparity
A significant number of employees were unhappy with wages in 2019, according to a report from Bloomberg
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Blizzard will make changing character gender free in next WoW expansion
Most other aesthetic character changes can already be made without spending real money
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Hearthstone pro says he was blacklisted after spouse criticized Blizzard
Team Liquid's Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen says he was punished because Christina Mikkonen "spoke up about the injust practices" of the company that laid her off, Blizzard responds
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Call of Duty: Mobile reaches 250m downloads after eight months
Sensor Tower estimates show sharp increase in revenue and downloads since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Activision Blizzard shareholders upset over CEO Bobby Kotick's compensation
Publisher defends Kotick's pay despite his “apparent failure” to meet performance targets
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Infinity Ward pledges to "do more" to moderate racist content in its games
Call of Duty developer to add more resources to block hateful content following week of protests, police violence
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Activision Blizzard brings in betting monitoring firm to observe its esports leagues
Overwatch League, Call of Duty League enter multi-year partnership with Sportradar
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Activision Blizzard bookings up 21% amid pandemic
Update: New Call of Duty on track for fall, two other Activision IP titles in the works for current fiscal year
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How big is too big for a popular game? | Opinion
Mike Morhaime's comments on the trade-off between accessibility and engagement suggest that we don't have to accept constant user churn
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Call of Duty: Mobile esports tournament gets $1m prize pool
Competing teams will be drawn directly from the game's community through four open qualifiers, starting April 30
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US court dismisses Humvee trademark infringement suit against Activision
New York judge rules that use of Humvees in Call of Duty is protected as artistic expression
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Sony declines to sell Call of Duty in Russia (again)
Modern Warfare 2 Remastered will not be sold through PlayStation Store
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Blizzard and Paradox arrange care packages for remote-working staff during coronavirus lockdowns
Meanwhile, Sega added to growing list of games firms sending employees home to work
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Call of Duty Warzone reaches 30m players
Activision's free-to-play battle royale hit the milestone less than two weeks after launch
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Call of Duty League cancels all scheduled live events due to COVID-19
All planned matches will go forward online-only, with live broadcasts
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Google veteran Daniel Alegre named Activision Blizzard COO and president
Coddy Johnson remains in advisory role; additionally, Blizzard lead writer Michael Chu departs
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Overwatch League cancels all March and April live events in response to COVID-19
Scheduled matches will still be played and broadcast online
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Activision unveils standalone Call of Duty battle royale
Warzone launches tomorrow, will be free-to-play with microtransactions including $10 battle pass
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YouTube reportedly paid $160m for Activision Blizzard esports exclusivity
Majority of the money believed to be spent on Overwatch, with less for Call of Duty and Hearthstone thrown in for free