photo: Kevin Diech (Getty Images) As we near the finish line in the month-long battle over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, things are getting tense. Governments get involvedstrange Promises are made and the people at the heart of it all – like Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision –sound like they’re starting to feel the strain. ...
photo: Alex Wang (Getty Images) Over a year after it was first announced, Microsoft’s $69 billion deal with Activision Blizzard is under scrutiny from regulators. It still seems to be creeps towards its unstoppable endbut things get very messy and incredibly silly in the process. The latest stunt? Activision’s chief communications officer accused Sony Interactive ...
photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) The Communications Workers of America (CWA) today filed charges against publisher Activision—a company with a long track record of alleged anti-unionism– Allegation that the publisher violated several labor laws in connection with the firing of two QA testers. The fees refer to those of Activision The recent decision to force workers ...
screenshot: CNBC/Kotaku To relieve UK regulators reluctance In order to approve the Microsoft acquisition, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reached out to CNBC to make the case for the merger. Be Comments on the becoming of the United Kingdom “Death Valley”, if the merger was not approved, deserved it well deserved mockery. But maybe we ...
screenshot: CNBC There are serious concern being voiced around the world on Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, with opposition coming not just from Xbox’s competitors, but from all also from Google to Nvidia. You would think that such a precarious situation would require delicate diplomacy, but then, We’re talking about Activision here. ...
picture: OnlyPhoto (Getty Images) Politically are reporting that the Federal Trade Commission “is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard,” according to three people with knowledge of the matter. the FTC, emboldened by their recent success in preventing the merger of book publishers Penguin ...
Rep. Mike Garcia on the campaign trailphoto: Myung J Chun (Getty Images) While it’s normal for prominent businessmen to donate on both sides of the political aisle, so that whoever wins an election, they can call in some favors, as the Republican Party continues to slide to the right Some of the supported candidates deserve ...
screenshot: CBS Viacom/Kotaku In a past life, Frances Townsend defended the legal basis for the torture method known as waterboarding George W. Bush’s War on Terror. In a more recent one, she has helped direct Activision Blizzard’s initially unmusical response a major sexual harassment lawsuit from the state of California. Now she resigns as that ...
photo: Jeff Kravitz (Getty Images) Here are two key facts about Stewart Copeland. First, he was the drummer for The police. Second, he composed the soundtracks to the three originals Spyro the dragon games. You need to keep those two things in mind for this story. Copeland was recently interviewed by vultureand at the very ...
The three men currently under investigation: media tycoon David Geffen, Fox co-founder Barry Diller and Alexander von Furstenbergphoto: Matt Winkelmeyer, Bruce Glikas, and Donato Sardella (Getty Images) the Wall Street Journal reported that three men– Fox co-founder Barry Diller, Hates Reggie Miller Socialite Alexander von Furstenberg and music magnate David Geffen – are currently the ...
