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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 to bolster 'Call of Duty' line-up

San Francisco (AFP) - 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.

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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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Will Destiny Become Exclusive to PlayStation as Sony Buys its Owner ?

Sony buys Bungie, the studio behind video games “Halo” and “Destiny”, for $3.6 Million.

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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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Cloud Computing Lifts Microsoft As It Trades Between Two Key Moving Averages

With Microsoft boosted by cloud computing, bullish guidance and the Activision acquisition, MSFT stock clears key moving average.

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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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Activision Teases New Survival Game for 2025 Amid Microsoft Controversies

Call of Duty's owner is looking for new worlds to conquer as it contends with internal controversies, labor unrest and its acquisition by Microsoft.

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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.

Benzinga

Microsoft Intends To Keep 'Call Of Duty' On PlayStation Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced plans to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share in an all-cash deal.

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How Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover will drive metaverse gaming into the mass market

Microsoft was positioning itself as one of the pioneers of the metaverse even before its US$75 billion deal to buy online gaming giant Activision Blizzard. In the days after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook last October as Meta with his near movie-length promotional film about the potential for virtual worlds, Microsoft…

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