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600 QA workers at Microsoft-owned Activision form the largest gaming union in North America

Hundreds of employees at Activision are unionizing under Microsoft, forming the largest union in the North American gaming industry.

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Backbone squads up with Call of Duty and Best Buy to release a special controller to celebrate the launch of Warzone Mobile

Prestige wherever you go with Call of Duty Mobile and the new Backbone One - Prestige Edition, available March 13 via Best Buy Drops.

Windows Central

You know, the Xbox app for PC Game Pass on Windows 11 just got updated, and it's getting pretty good ...

PC Game Pass is awesome, but the app that powers it is less-than-awesome. However, after years of hard work, the Xbox app for Windows 11 is starting to turn a corner. Here's a little look at the latest version on the Windows Gaming Insider Program.

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Warzone Mobile release date, trailers and latest news

Here's when Warzone Mobile is coming out, as well as some info on the gameplay, what's included at launch, and more.

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Destiny 2's Guardian Games requires players to qualify in order to make store purchases

If you want to buy the physical Guardian Games All-Stars medal, you'll have to qualify in order to gain access to the product on the Bunie Store page.

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Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 Reloaded release time, maps, and everything we know

Here's what we know about Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 Reloaded so far, including new maps, Zombies updates, and more.

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Amid mass layoffs, Crash Bandicoot and Warzone studio Toys for Bob is going indie, but says it's exploring a "possible" partnership with Xbox

This comes two weeks after Toys for Bob was hit by layoffs

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Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent, exploring future partnership with Xbox

Microsoft's Activision-owned studio Toys for Bob is going independent, with the team exploring a partnership with Microsoft for the future.

Windows Central

Where we dropping? Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile release date announced along with the revival of Verdansk and Rebirth Island.

The official release of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile will be a litmus test for Xbox's push into the mobile gaming market.

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Jar Jar Binks actor teases role in mystery Star Wars game project: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"

What's Activision got to do with the mystery project?

Total Film

Call of Duty Ranked Play and Zombies modes temporarily disabled to fix a progression issue that reset player progress (Update)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone are experiencing server issues relating to player progression, battle pass progression, and ranked play.

Windows Central

Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass: Here's everything you need to know

The first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass since the acquisition will be Diablo IV on March 28.

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Activision Blizzard faces lawsuit from esports players over alleged monopoly

Esports players sue Activision Blizzard over Call of Duty monopoly, demanding 0M. Lawsuit claims anti-competitive behavior in CDL.

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One of the largest Esports organizations is suing Activision for monopolistic practices with the Call of Duty League

In 2020, Call of Duty switched to a franchise, city-based league that, according to the lawsuit, has forced members to accept unreasonable terms if they wanted to have a franchise spot.

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Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene

Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty: Warzone Season 2 meta guns and loadouts

The second season brings buffs and nerfs to much-loved guns.

TechRadar

Microsoft claims Activision was already planning ‘significant’ layoffs before its acquisition, ‘consistent with broader trends in the gaming industry’

Microsoft has stated that Activision was already planning layoffs before its merger.

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Microsoft says its 1,900 layoffs "cannot be attributed fully to the merger" because Activision was already planning massive cuts of its own

If Microsoft didn't lay off those people, it says Activision would've instead

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Spyro and Crash Bandicoot developer lays off at least 86 developers amid mistaken reports of full studio closure

It was speculated that the studio would fully close down earlier this week

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FTC claims that Microsoft layoffs contradict ‘representations it made’ during the fight to acquire Activision

The Federal Trade Commission claims that Microsoft's newly announced layoff plans contradict 'representations it made' during its fight to acquire Activision Blizzard.

The Guardian - UK

Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff?

Despite healthy sales, publishers such as Epic Games and Activision Blizzard are making hundreds of employees redundant – which may radically reshape the industry

PC Gamer

FTC hits Microsoft with federal complaint over game division layoffs

The Federal Trade Commission heads back into battle with Microsoft over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has a free trial starting tomorrow, which is probably the best way to play Activision's underwhelming sequel

The trial lands the day after Season 2's launch.

PC Gamer

Former Infinity Ward dev says Activision told staff to 'take the money and get over it' after 'cold-blooded' canning of studio heads West and Zampella

"If anything, most of the team was feeling even more upset."

Windows Central

Resident Evil 3, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Madden 24, and more come to Xbox Game Pass

Several games are being added to Xbox Game Pass for the first half of February, including Resident Evil 3, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Madden 24.

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