Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick is reportedly interested in buying TikTok
Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly interested in acquiring TikTok.
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Blizzard's axed MMO Project Titan reportedly "cost the company $80 million," and was like Animal Crossing or The Sims meets Overwatch
Project Titan was lined up to be Blizzard's "next big thing" in the early 2010s, but the MMO met an ill fate when it was canceled years into development - after costing millions of dollars and any potential work on other projects along the way.
Activision Blizzard reportedly clashed with the Overwatch team on how to cope with the hero shooter's swelling demands like OW2, pushed for "hundreds" of hires to be more Call of Duty-like
Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly pushed the Overwatch team to deal with a swelling workload born of success by borrowing a page from Call of Duty's book – staffing up to have separate teams working on separate series entries.
Unionised staff at COD studio Raven Software says Activision is stalling over contract talks
Unionised staff at Call of Duty studio Raven Software have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board after claims that Activision and Microsoft are stalling over contract negotiations.
World of Warcraft dev says the game's 500-strong union, spurred on by 2021 controversies, has been aided by the move to Microsoft
In case you missed the news, World of Warcraft's development team—which is approximately 500 members strong—formed a union late last month, attached to the Communication Workers of America (CWA).
Activision Blizzard set to cough up $23.4M after losing a 9-year-long patent infringement battle, but claims 'We have never used the patented technologies at issue in our games'
It's a bad time to be Activision Blizzard. The publisher is set to fork out $23.4 million to tech incubator Acceleration Bay after a jury ruled that it infringed on two of the company's patents.
Longtime Xbox Exec is Leaving The Company After 26 Years
Xbox corporate vice president (CVP) Kareem Choudhry is reportedly leaving Microsoft after spending more than two decades at the company. The departure of Choudhry comes during a period of change within the Xbox division and uncertainty among fans regarding the future of the console manufacturer.
Overwatch 2 Devs Reportedly Made No Profit Share This Month
Overwatch 2 developers reportedly received no profit share bonuses from the semi-annual Blizzard payout in March, which covers the second half of 2023. This fact paints a grim picture of Overwatch 2, and has led many to worry about the long-term health of the game.
Rumor: Blizzard May Restore Partnership With NetEase Soon
Blizzard and NetEase are allegedly planning on announcing the restoration of their partnership within the next few weeks. If the rumors are true, Blizzard may be able to restore access to its games in China via NetEase this year, possibly as early as April.
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