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Microsoft to pay $250 million settlement over ‘rushed’ Activision purchase

A big chunk of change.

Destructoid · May 22

Activision anti-cheat team goes on another victory lap after 'the strongest beta results in Call of Duty history', brags '99% of matches were cheater-free' and warns that every day they get 'faster'

But you may well have some concerns about that number.

PC Gamer · Oct 14, 2025

Skylanders studio Toys for Bob says they'd love to work on a 'Banjo-Kazooie' since going independent of Xbox, all in this new interview

Toys for Bob, known for games like Spyro the Dragon and the recent Crash Bandicoot reboots, discuss going indie.

Windows Central · Apr 10, 2025

What time does Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone season 2 start and what's in the Battle Pass?

Cyborg assassins and Destiny-style operators will run amok in the new season this week

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

Exclusive Xbox console games will be the exception rather than the rule moving forward — inside the risky strategy that will define Xbox's next decade

Microsoft's strategy has Xbox's core fans upset about the future of console hardware. Today, we're going to analyze the strategy that will define Xbox over the next decade, and settle its future once and for all.

Windows Central · Dec 17, 2024

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 tips and tricks: The best guns, perks, controller settings, and more

Bag more wins with our guide to the essential loadouts, proven perks and top settings for the new Call of Duty

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

Microsoft CEO earns $30.6 million more despite laying off over 2,000 employees in 2024 — salary package represents a 63% raise from the previous year

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received $79.1 million in compensation for the performance of its AI investments.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 25, 2024

Blizzard has made it impossible to die while levelling in World of Warcraft, for some reason — at what point does being too easy become boring?

World of Warcraft's levelling experience is one of the worst and most under-baked aspects of the modern game, and Blizzard just made a change that I feel is actually worse for the health of the near 20-year-old MMO.

Windows Central · Sep 23, 2024

World of Warcraft dev says the game's 500-strong union, spurred on by 2021 controversies, has been aided by the move to Microsoft

"We've had CWA representatives and members from other video game unions like Sega and ZeniMax on the campus."

PC Gamer · Aug 5, 2024

Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

Yesterday, users on Twitter (X) noticed that several employees from the King team (known for mobile titles like Candy Crush) have now moved into the Blizzard umbrella. We now have some details on what they might be up to.

Windows Central · Aug 2, 2024