Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick commented on the proposed acquisition by Microsoft. In an interview on Variety, Kotick explained why being acquired by the console manufacturer made sense for…
May 31, 2023 | 01:35 EDT
Today the British Competitions Appeal Tribunal hosted a case management conference to indicate the calendar of Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's decision to block the acquisition of Activision…
May 30, 2023 | 12:46 EDT
Today South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has announced that it has cleared Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. According to the official announcement, the approval was decided…
May 30, 2023 | 12:36 EDT
Today the British Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) published the application by Microsoft to appeal against the local Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following its decision to block the…
May 26, 2023 | 12:13 EDT
YouTube's Content ID system can be rather jumpy and today it caused quite a few people a headache following a Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice livestream by a popular Japanese TV announcer. Risa Unai,…
May 23, 2023 | 12:13 EDT
Yesterday, a judge of the United States District Court Northern District of California denied the preliminary injunction requested against Microsoft in the so-called "gamers' lawsuit" aiming to…
May 20, 2023 | 10:39 EDT
British Antitrust regulator CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has issued a response to the decision by the European Union to clear Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a frankly…
May 15, 2023 | 12:45 EDT
Today the European Commission announced that it has cleared the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The announcement comes after a lengthy investigation that lasted several months, and…
May 15, 2023 | 11:58 EDT
During the latest episode of the Kinda Funny Xcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer commented about the recent decision by the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the…
May 4, 2023 | 10:49 EDT
Today Activision and Toys for Bob released a new trailer of the next Crash Bandicoot game, Crash Team Rumble. While the game's genre and game-as-a-service nature may get it some sideways glances…
April 23, 2023 | 04:13 EDT
Today Activision released a new trailer of the next Crash Bandicoot game, Crash Team Rumble. The trailer focuses on the gameplay offered by the beta that will start tomorrow, albeit you have to pre-…
April 19, 2023 | 01:22 EDT
Activision seems to be really keen on promoting the new premium battle pass for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 named BlackCell. Introduced with the recently released Season 03, this…
April 15, 2023 | 02:41 EDT
Today Activision released a new trailer of the next Crash Bandicoot game, Crash Team Rumble. The focus is on one of the maps, named "Just Beachy" (pun obviously intended) as we follow Coco during an…
April 11, 2023 | 06:35 EDT
With Season 03 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2 launching tomorrow (April 12, 2023), Activision released a new trailer showing off its new premium battle pass option, BlackCell. If…
April 11, 2023 | 12:34 EDT
Today Activision released a new trailer focusing on the upcoming Season 03 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2. The trailer, which follows another revealed yesterday, focuses on the…
April 6, 2023 | 05:40 EDT
Today the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the responses from involved parties to its previous announcement that pretty much reversed its position on the acquisition of…
April 6, 2023 | 12:29 EDT
Today Activision released a new trailer focusing on the upcoming Season 03 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2. The trailer brings back two characters that debuted in the latest game, …
April 5, 2023 | 12:48 EDT
Today the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) published the results of its investigation on the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. According to the announcement, the antitrust…
March 28, 2023 | 11:48 EDT
Today Activision unleashed The Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 via the Tracer Pack. The package, which was teased a few days ago, can be…
March 21, 2023 | 03:16 EDT
Today Activision and developer Toys For Bob announced the release date and more details about the next Crash Bandicoot game, Crash Team Rumble. It'll launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox…
March 21, 2023 | 01:34 EDT
Today Microsoft announced another 10-year partnership to bring its games and Activision Blizzard's to another cloud gaming platform, Ubitus. Of course, the Activision Blizzard part is still pending…
March 15, 2023 | 11:28 EDT
Today Microsoft announced another 10-year deal with Ukrainian cloud gaming platform Boosteroid. The deal promises the availability of Microsoft's own PC games on top of Bethesda's and Activision's…
March 14, 2023 | 01:41 EDT
The regulatory squabble between Microsoft and Sony continues with new documents published by the British CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) about the proposed acquisition of Activision.…
March 8, 2023 | 01:08 EST
Microsoft announced today that it has signed a binding deal to bring the Call of Duty Franchise to Nintendo platforms for the next 10 years. The deal was announced on social media by vice chair and…
February 21, 2023 | 02:23 EST
A new map is coming to Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and today we learn the details about what we can expect in terms of points of interest. The upcoming season 2 of Call of Duty Warzone 2 brings…
February 1, 2023 | 05:06 EST
The saga of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has become long and convoluted, and another chapter has just been added by the British regulator, the CMA. The Competition &…
January 5, 2023 | 04:45 EST
Turns out the leaks were correct. The PlayStation Plus Essential August 2022 lineup has officially been revealed, and there are some very solid games indeed up for grabs this month, including a…
July 27, 2022 | 12:02 EDT
A new report claims that Skate 4 is much further along in production than anyone might have thought and that Full Circle and EA will reveal the game next month. Electronic Arts formed a new studio…
June 21, 2022 | 03:03 EDT
Bobby Kotick could be set to receive a massive payout if his loyal friends on the Activision Blizzard board of directors deem that he's fixed workplace issues sufficiently. The beleaguered CEO could…
February 23, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Back when Return to Castle Wolfenstein was still a new game, there were plans to create an expansion to the game that would feature a squad-based single-player component. However, the game, which…
November 22, 2021 | 12:28 EST
Call of Duty Vanguard is the latest in the Call of Duty Series, with the 18th installment focusing on the birth of the special forces at the end of World War II. Players will return to World War II…
October 6, 2021 | 09:22 EDT
Ex-Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell, who worked on Halo and Destiny for the company, has been found in contempt of court over his use and possession of Destiny assets. The Washington King County…
September 16, 2021 | 09:36 EDT
The Call of Duty Season 4 roadmap has been revealed! A bunch of new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 4 and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 content is on the way for you to enjoy. Call of Duty…
June 14, 2021 | 01:30 EDT
There have been more than 350,000 Call of Duty bans by its anti-toxicity team as part of its ongoing effort to address offensive language and names that may upset some players. Call of Duty: Black…
May 26, 2021 | 02:00 EDT
In Los Angeles' federal court, Activision has sued, declaring that "Activision's use and registration of the word marks WARZONE and CALL OF DUTY WARZONE do not infringe Defendant’s purported…
April 12, 2021 | 11:16 EDT
Dozens of incorrect Call of Duty Zombies bans have been reported by players, apparently due to a bug that is affecting certain games once they get to a high round. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War …
April 7, 2021 | 02:01 EDT
The new Call of Duty: Warzone map is being leaked around the internet, and Activision isn't happy about it. The company has issued multiple DMCA takedown notices against leakers and gaming platforms…
April 1, 2021 | 09:44 EDT
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 has proved to be a benchmark for modern remakes, taking a beloved game from decades past and updating it to run on modern consoles with a complete graphical overhaul. It…
March 30, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Outbreak mode isn't supposed to be live until tomorrow, but you can play it now if you know what you're doing. If player's download the Season Two update that came…
February 24, 2021 | 09:33 EST
Update (1/22/2021, 8:30 PM) – More information has been revealed about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 developer Vicarious Visions and its move from Activision to Blizzard. Bloomberg reports that the…
January 22, 2021 | 03:05 EST
As reported by Eurogamer, Warzone Companion--a Call of Duty: Warzone app that allowed players to see their lobby's K/D ratio before the match begins--has made changes due to online outcry. Why?…
January 6, 2021 | 12:57 EST
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 1 is arriving next week, and that's not all that's on the way — a bunch of new content is also coming to Call of Duty: Warzone. Although Call of Duty: Black…
December 10, 2020 | 02:22 EST
The new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War menu is annoying fans of the franchise, essentially adding another layer of waiting before you can jump into the game. Furthermore, the latest Call of Duty …
December 9, 2020 | 03:08 EST
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Nuketown Weapon Bundle has been revealed by the developers as a special surprise for players. Best of all, this upcoming piece of cosmetic content will be…
November 19, 2020 | 01:46 EST
Satellite in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has a variable cascade of desert landscapes to get a grip on. Wide open spaces and narrow corners make this a very unique map that is hard to handle for…
November 16, 2020 | 10:37 EST
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Moscow map is as tough as the Iron Curtain, but there are a few ways to break down your enemies like the Berlin Wall. Here's a guide on how to improve your…
November 16, 2020 | 05:21 EST
Deep in Nicaragua, Cartel is a multi-layered map in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War that provides various types of terrain to contend with. It's hard to keep track of what's going on around you.…
November 14, 2020 | 06:46 EST
The venerable Black Ops series of the Call of Duty franchise returns with Black Ops Cold War. Black Ops Cold War is set during the early 1980s, with the Cold War still ranging on between the United…
November 14, 2020 | 11:46 EST