Activision's controversial diversity tool was years in the making An early architect had warned about turning diversity into "a numbers game." Axios · May 16, 2022
New NYC lawsuit spices up Microsoft's Activision acquisition The suit alleges CEO Bobby Kotick rushed the Microsoft buyout to save himself. Input · May 4, 2022
Activision New York lawsuit: Your 3 biggest questions, answered A new lawsuit out of New York presents yet another legal wrinkle in the ongoing saga of Activision Blizzard. Here's what the suit says, and what could happen. Inverse · May 4, 2022
World of Warcraft Franchise Coming To Mobile: What Investors And Gamers Should Know A new game is bringing the World of Warcraft franchise to mobile users. Here’s what investors and gamers should know about the Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) announcement. Benzinga · May 4, 2022
New York City is suing Activision Blizzard, insists CEO ‘rushed’ to secure Microsoft acquisition The lawsuit alleges that Bobby Kotick and others are attempting to 'escape' liability. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 4, 2022
New York City sues Activision, targeting CEO Bobby Kotick The suit alleges a rushed takeover deal with Microsoft to escape liability Axios · May 4, 2022
Activision Blizzard advises shareholders to vote against employee-elected board member, harassment report ATVI shareholders requested a vote on allowing for an employee-elected board member and the creation of a report on the company’s continued problems with and actions to counteract sexual harrassment. The company says to vote against both. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 3, 2022
PreMarket Prep Stock Of The Day: Buffett's Risk-On Approach To Activision Blizzard At the annual meeting for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), it was announced his firm Benzinga · May 2, 2022
Buffett lures fans to Omaha with stock buys, inflation talk As war broke out in Europe and U.S. inflation soared, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Warren Buffett was doubling down on a tried-and-trusted strategy to navigate the fallout. Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022
5 Trending Tickers On Benzinga For May 2, 2022: Activision, SoundHound And More Benzinga’s “Daily Brief On Trending Tickers” highlights top-searched tickers from around the web and uses the Benzinga Pro platform to highlight recent news items possibly impacting those stocks. Benzinga · May 2, 2022
Japanese game studios are paying their employees more for a surprising reason Multiple Japanese game publishers, such as Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Koei Tecmo have announced hefty pay raises for employees. It's a shift in the right direction. Inverse · May 2, 2022
Why Activision Blizzard Shares Are Rising Today Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares are trading higher Monday morning after Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway has built about a 9.5% stake in the video game company. Benzinga · May 2, 2022
Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway has 9.5% stake in Activision "If the deal with Microsoft goes through, we make some money," Buffett said. Axios · Apr 30, 2022
'Modern Warfare II' release window, rumors, Warzone, developer, and setting Here's everything we know so far about 2022's 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,' including its release window, Warzone integration, trailer, and setting. Inverse · Apr 29, 2022
Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022 Wall Street is betting that Microsoft-Activision deal will fail Activision Blizzard Inc. shareholders approved the company’s $69 billion sale to Microsoft Corp on Thursday, but Wall Street is betting that Biden antitrust enforcers could unravel one of the largest mergers in U.S. history.
Benzinga · Apr 28, 2022 Why Is Twitter Stock So Far From Elon Musk's Takeover Price? We all know Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) for all cash has been accepted by the board.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 28, 2022 Activision Blizzard stockholders approve Microsoft buyout Wall Street reportedly bets the deal will fail, though.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2022 Activision Blizzard Shareholders Approve $68.7 Bln Microsoft Deal Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc said on Thursday that its shareholders approved Microsoft Corp's $68.7 billion proposal to buy the "Call of Duty" maker. More than 98% of the shares voted at a special meeting held earlier in the day were in favor of the proposed transaction, the Santa Monica,…
Inverse · Apr 27, 2022 'Overwatch 2’ beta: One shocking trend proves there's still hope for the sequel After months of Activision Blizzard lawsuits, 'Overwatch 2's beta is finally out. A surprising number of fans are revisiting the game, but will it last?
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022 Cloud Computing Helps Power Strong Microsoft Quarter Microsoft on Tuesday reported strong quarterly earnings, powered by demand for cloud computing. The tech titan said it made a profit of $16.7 billion on revenue of $49.4 billion in the first three months of this year, eight percent and 18 percent, respectively, more than in the period a year…
Benzinga · Apr 26, 2022 Analysts Share Their View On Activision Blizzard Post Q1 Performance Analysts offered their views on Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) post Q1 FY22 results. Raymond James saw ATVI's Q1 results significantly below expectations, driven by continued weakness in Call of Duty and a low ebb of content in Blizzard. It continued to see sizable headwinds for Call of Duty through the rest of the year until the anticipated release…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 25, 2022 Call of Duty: Warzone sequel will get shown off this year Activision confirms that the next iteration of its battle royale is getting a reveal in 2022.
The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022 Meta's Sheryl Sandberg allegedly leant on news site to drop stories about ex-boyfriend The Daily Mail dropped two stories detailing Activision’s Bobby Kotich’s abuse of an ex after threats by Meta executive, WSJ reports
Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022 Top Meta Official Faces Internal Scrutiny For Doling Out Favours To Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg faced internal scrutiny for allegedly pressing a U.K.
Axios · Apr 21, 2022 Activision Blizzard adding two senior women executives to its board The board has been criticized for sticking by CEO Bobby Kotick amid allegations of the company's toxic culture.