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Microsoft's Activision Acquisition Triggers Regulatory Subpoenas Over Workplace Harassment

The Wall Street Journal reports that federal and state regulators have broadened their investigations into Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ:ATVI) leadership role in handling workplace misconduct claims. State watchdog, The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing subpoenaed Activision's directors over its workplace issues. It also has subpoenaed police departments in the Los Angeles area…

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Warren Buffett Responds To Speculations Surrounding Berkshire's $1B Stake In Activision And Microsoft Deal

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) chairman and CEO Warren Buffett on Thursday adamantly denied that he or his colleagues at the investment firm had advanced knowledge of Microsoft

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Berkshire Hathaway Bought $1B Worth Activision Blizzard Stock Before Microsoft Lapped It Up

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-B)

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Microsoft Vows App Store Fairness with Activision Merger

Microsoft on Wednesday courted the favor of antitrust regulators scrutinizing its plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, promising that any app store it builds will treat developers fairly. Microsoft president Brad Smith laid out a set of "Open App Store Principles" that will apply to the store it…

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PlayStation will receive Activision Blizzard games ‘beyond existing agreements’ says Microsoft

As will Nintendo.

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61% of Activision Blizzard’s 2021 revenue was earned via microtransactions

Well over half of Activision Blizzard’s revenue last year came from people buying cosmetic items, loot boxes, and DLC packs.

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Activision Blizzard to Bolster 'Call of Duty' Line-up

Activision Blizzard on Thursday said it will beef-up its "Call of Duty" video game franchise after sagging interest by players led to a sales decline in the recently ended quarter. The promise of a new installment to the beloved "Call of Duty" line-up comes as Microsoft awaits regulatory approval of…

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Activision Blizzard: Q4 Earnings Insights

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) reported its Q4 earnings results on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 04:05 PM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

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Preview: Activision Blizzard's Earnings

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-02-03. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement. Analysts estimate that Activision Blizzard will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.31.

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Will Microsoft Bring 'World Of Warcraft' To Consoles After Activision Acquisition?

The largest video game acquisition of all time caused mixed emotions for investors and gamers when it was announced. Here’s one piece of good news that could come for gamers out of the acquisition.

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Sony to buy video game maker Bungie for $3.6bn as takeovers continue

Bungie developed Destiny and Halo while sale comes after Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

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Sony to Buy Videogame Developer Bungie in $3.6 Billion Deal

Sony Interactive Entertainment will acquire videogame developer Bungie Inc in a deal valued at $3.6 billion, the companies said on Monday, making this the third deal this month in a fast consolidating gaming sector. Bellevue, Washington-based Bungie, which worked on the Halo videogame series, split with Microsoft Corp and became…

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Analyst Ratings For Activision Blizzard

Analysts have provided the following ratings for Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) within the last quarter:

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If You Invested $1,000 In Activision When It Acquired Blizzard, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

One of the big headlines last week was the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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Activision employees on restructuring: "Union-busting is their goal"

Workers at Raven Software, an Activision Blizzard studio, recently formed a union, and they allege that the company's recent actions amount to deliberate union-busting.

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Existing Agreements Between Microsoft, Activision, Sony Point To 'Call Of Duty' Remaining Multiplatform (For Now)

Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) planned acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) left PlayStation fans feeling left out — or at least wondering if they might

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Activision’s next few 'Call of Duty' games will be on PlayStation

Activision Blizzard Inc. will release at least the next three games in its hit video game franchise "Call of Duty" on Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation, even after the publisher was bought by rival Microsoft Corp.

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Three ways for Sony to avoid getting left behind by Microsoft

Sony has had a rough few days. The Japanese tech giant has lost a whopping US$14 billion (£10 billion), or about 9% of its total value, since rival Microsoft’s announcement that it is purchasing popular videogames maker Activision Blizzard for nearly US$70 billion.

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Microsoft Sees Strong Earnings on Cloud Computing

Microsoft beat market expectations Tuesday with strong quarterly performance in cloud computing and software, still benefitting from the pandemic's online shifting of work, play, shopping and learning. The US tech colossus, which announced last week a blockbuster deal to buy gaming giant Activision Blizzard, said profit jumped to $18.8 billion…

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Pushing Buttons: the Microsoft-Activision deal is a chance to transform game development

In this week’s newsletter: whatever reservations we have about the merger, it’s a chance to bring meaningful, positive change for the people who actually make games

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Call of Duty QA workers end strike action following union announcement

Pending recognition from Activision Blizzard, that is.

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Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard: with the video game industry under new management, what's going to change?

In 1979, a group of disgruntled Atari employees decided to quit and create their own company. Activision was the world’s first “third-party” game development company, producing and publishing titles for other companies’ platforms.

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Activision Blizzard employees form first of its kind Game Workers Alliance Union

The announcement, in an industry where unions are rare, came on the heels of Microsoft’s acquisition of the company

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Xbox boss wants to revive Guitar Hero and other classic Activision Blizzard franchises

Phil Spencer misses Hexen too.

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Call of Duty QA workers are unionizing within Activision Blizzard

Raven Software workers form the Game Workers Alliance.

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