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The 11 Biggest Gaming Disappointments of 2023

The 11 Biggest Gaming Disappointments of 2023

Picture: Kotaku / Sweet Anita / Anna Stills (Shutterstock) Instead of finding new ways to elevate voices who are not white and/or already wealthy, the internet has continued to find ways to make women in 2023 feel unwelcome in digital spaces. Popular in January Twitch streamer Brandon “Atrioc” Ewing accidentally revealed it that he watched ...

Activision and Microsoft set to merge after FTC fails to stop deal

Activision and Microsoft set to merge after FTC fails to stop deal

photo: Agency Anadolu (Getty Images) The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s latest request to stay Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, likely paving the way for gaming’s largest-ever merger after more than a year of regulatory saga finally progressing. The open-world racing game that’s been out ...

Union says Activision illegally fired QA testers over protest

Union says Activision illegally fired QA testers over protest

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 ...

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Microsoft offers Sony Call of Duty for PlayStation Plus

Microsoft offers Sony Call of Duty for PlayStation Plus

screenshot: activity B. Microsoft is trying to buy ailing publisher Activision Blizzard starting to hit some serious roadblocksthe software giant is forced to make some concessions to seal the deal. One of these is a series of promises to competing platform owners that, should Microsoft be successful with its purchase, the bestseller call of Duty ...

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FTC seeks to halt Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard

FTC seeks to halt Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard

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 ...

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Lawyer pays Activision for not playing Call of Duty

Lawyer pays Activision for not playing Call of Duty

Uh, say what now?picture: Infinity Ward A lawsuit against Activision Blizzard was dismissed last month because the plaintiffs did not play enough, according to a judge in the Southern California District Court where the lawsuit was filed Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare to bring an informed case against the slandered publisher. Once in Activision Blizzard’s ...

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Activision does more with phone games than console and PC

Activision does more with phone games than console and PC

picture: Activision/Blizzard/King/Kotaku Here’s a sign of the times: Activision has confirmed through newly released financial documents that it made more money from its mobile games than all of its console and PC games combined last quarter. As discovered by TweakTown, Activision’s quarterly report was released last week and provides insight into how its biggest games ...