The Latest Breaking News from Activision

Microsoft cutting 1,900 gaming staff in post-Activision Blizzard deal layoff round

The Verge claims the tech giant is planning to cut around 8% of its 22,000-strong gaming workforce

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

Microsoft announces layoffs at gaming division with 1900 jobs cut across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media

More layoffs are hitting across the gaming industry, with Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs out of the greater Xbox organization.

Windows Central · Jan 25, 2024

Palworld has, once again, highlighted the ongoing deficiencies in PC Game Pass and the Xbox app on Windows 11

Microsoft and Xbox see themselves as having a cross-platform future, but its own efforts to curate a Steam-like store on Windows PC are still going awry.

Windows Central · Jan 24, 2024

Why Xbox customers are right to be angry about Microsoft putting more 'exclusive' games on Nintendo or PlayStation

Microsoft is rumored to be planning more support for Nintendo and PlayStation consoles, even for Xbox games traditionally viewed as exclusive. Here's why Xbox fans are right to push back on these rumors, and why they do so, so aggressively.

Windows Central · Jan 17, 2024

Microsoft's GitHub is being abused by hackers and ransomware groups. But can it be fixed?

A recent report by the Insikt Group highlighted how hacker groups use GitHub to carry out their attacks.

Windows Central · Jan 11, 2024

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded — Ranked play, a new map, and another crossover with The Boys

Activision, Sledgehammer Games, and the support studios behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have released an update on the content players can look forward to with Season 1 Reloaded.

Windows Central · Jan 11, 2024

Here's when Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 Reloaded releases and what to expect

The mid-season content drop for Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 has almost arrived.

PC Gamer · Jan 11, 2024

Modern Warfare 3 Season One Reloaded release date and what to expect

Here's what we know about Modern Warfare 3 Season One Reloaded, including a look at the new weapons set to arrive.

TechRadar · Jan 11, 2024

Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 are coming to GeForce Now

Nvidia has revealed a selection of games that will be joining its GeForce Now cloud gaming service.

TechRadar · Jan 9, 2024

Former Activision-Blizzard employee sues the company for none of the reasons you'd expect by now, accuses Bobby Kotick of saying it had 'too many old white guys'

"Activision placed profits over people by terminating the older, higher paid executives".

PC Gamer · Jan 8, 2024