Stephen Reid Leaves Microsoft for Endless Foundation
After nearly nine years of championing game-based learning and competitive gaming at Microsoft—most recently serving as ...
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CMA Considers New Proposal From Microsoft to Finalize Activision Blizzard Acquisition
UK government regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Tuesday that it has set a ...
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America First Legal Files Complaint Against Activision Blizzard With EEOC
Conservative watchdog group America First Legal (AFL) announced this week that its Center for Legal Equality ...
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The Long Shadow of Overwatch League
It was a weird week for Activision Blizzard, because even as the company posted record revenues ...
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Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Extend Deal Deadline to October
In addition to all the news about layoffs, the future of the Overwatch League, and record ...
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Blizzard Entertainment Record Sales Boost Activision Blizzard Q2 Profits to $587M
While its acquisition by Microsoft has been pushed back, Activision Blizzard put another highly profitable quarter ...
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Layoffs Hit Overwatch League, Call of Duty League
The Esports Advocate can confirm that "less than 50 employees” were laid off at Activision Blizzard's ...
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The Game Tax That Never Was
I got it wrong. That is the best way to describe what happened this week when ...
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The Other Shoe Drops: Sony Agrees to 10-Year Call of Duty Deal for PlayStation Platforms
Sony and Microsoft announced Sunday that they have mutually agreed to a 10-year deal that will ...
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Federal Trade Commission Files Appeal on Microsoft Activision Blizzard Decision
As expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave notice Wednesday evening that it has filed an ...
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