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 ...
screenshot: Square Enix / Luminous Productions Yesterday, Luminous Productions, the developers behind the rocking fantasy parkour game The prophesied, announced that it will no longer exist as a separate game studio. On May 1st, Luminous will be merged back into its parent company, Square Enix. Continue reading: The prophesied: The my city review Luminous Productions ...
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 ...
Picture: Respawn Entertainment / EA Over 100 quality assurance testers at Electronic Arts’ office in Baton Rouge, LA, were abruptly fired during a surprise Zoom call Tuesday, according to three sources familiar with the meeting my city. They mostly worked on Apex Legendsthe publisher’s hit battle royale developed by Respawn Entertainment. QA testers, all on ...
Microsoft President Brad Smithphoto: Valeria Mongelli / Bloomberg (Getty Images) Today, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox CEO Phil Spencer spoke briefly to the media about it ongoing attempt to consume Activision Blizzard Kingonce again pretending it was all about the bigger spavin call of Duty. At one point, Smith said he had a contract ...
Picture: mojang Much of the sci-fi genre would have you believe that artificial intelligence would bring about the downfall of mankind by rising up and slaughtering its creators, but the recent boom in AI technology has focused on work crimes like journalistic misconduct And robbing artists of their commissions. So while AI is mainly used ...
photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) While the worst of the pandemic is clearly over, a few years of getting people to work from home has shown that many people are happier and even work better when they can do it where they live. So make decisions Violence Employees returning to the office will understandably face resistance ...
Picture: EA Sports Programming and gameplay be damned, sports games live and die by their licensing. That is, why Driving me crazy could destroy NFL2kand therefore EA FIFA (now known as EA Sports FC) was able to grind Konamis PES in the dust. Not because they’re better games, but because they’re paid to be the ...
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. ...
