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Activision shareholders reach a $250M settlement over allegations that Microsoft and Activision underpaid them during Mi...

Tom Hals / Reuters: Activision shareholders reach a $250M settlement over allegations that Microsoft and Activision underpaid them during Microsoft's 2023 acquisition of Activision...

Microsoft to Pay $250 Million to Settle Activision Blizzard Acquisition Lawsuit

Microsoft has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a 2022 class action lawsuit tied to its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The suit was filed by Swedish pension The po...

Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal

Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he's formed a new development studio called Magic Fractal Studios...

Microsoft to pay $250M to settle lawsuit filed by aggrieved Activision Blizzard shareholders

The lawsuit claimed former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick hurriedly sold the company to avoid the consequences of sexual harassment allegations.

Blizzard continues to hire for what appears to be its StarCraft open-world shooter with Nexon

If there’s any Blizzard property that’s fallen on the hardest of times, it has to be the once-red hot StarCraft RTS series that’s barely an afterthought today. So how cool would it...

Microsoft agrees $250m settlement in Activision Blizzard deal lawsuit

Microsoft has agreed to a $250 million settlement over a class action lawsuit brought by Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden (AP7) over the $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard sale...

Xbox and Blizzard are hiring for "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter" that uses the Unreal Engine — is this the new Star...

A new Blizzard job listing describes "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter," which has everyone hoping it's working on a new StarCraft FPS after all.

Blizzard shows Overwatch hero Sierra and 12 minutes of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred

Blizzard has put out two new video previews this week, one for Overwatch and one for Diablo IV. On the Overwatch side, the studio has officially revealed its next hero, The post Bl...

Nexon is taking on Overwatch publishing duties in Korea ‘within the year’

Earlier this week, we mentioned that as part of its capital markets day briefing, Nexon announced that it is partnering with Blizzard to launch Overwatch for the Korean audience, a...

A private equity company has acquired Balatro publisher, Playstack

The new owner, Integrated Media Company, also owns Fandom, Gamespot and metacritic

Nexon agrees to publish Overwatch in Korea

Nexon says it will be working closely with Blizzard to deliver services 'tailored for Korean players.'

Diablo 2 Warlock is a hit, says Blizzard, as it ponders new content

As Ladder Season 14 and Patch 3.2 arrive for Diablo 2: Resurrected, Blizzard reveals exclusive engagement stats and the possibility of a new Act

Blizzard wins Turtle WoW lawsuit as both sides reach confidential settlement

Blizzard has won its copyright infringement case against Turtle WoW operator AFKCraft Ltd., with a California district court granting a permanent injunction in Blizzard’s favor. Sh...

Fan World of Warcraft servers face shut down as Blizzard wins Turtle WoW case

Activision Blizzard has won its court case against Turtle WoW, delivering a Cease and Desist order to the World of Warcraft server network.

Blizzard заинтриговала фанатов StarCraft новой вакансией — шутер с открытым миром на Unreal Engine

Судя по новой вакансии, американский издатель и разработчик Blizzard Entertainment (принадлежит Microsoft) готовит игру в жанре и на движке, которых за всю 35-летнюю историю у комп...

Blizzard shares Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred launch trailer

The expansion launches on April 28 for all platforms.

Blizzard is assisting with Fable's cinematics, while the Sea of Thieves team is lending its expertise to quirky pottery...

Xbox has a number of studios under its umbrella, with those perhaps best known for bombastic shooters like Activision to more quirky teams such as Double Fine, which often presents...

STAR WARS ZERO COMPANY Was Sparked by a Late-Night Call From CALL OF DUTY Co-Creator Vince Zampella

Disney CEO On Why Gaming Could Be The Company's Next Big Growth-Driver

The Walt Disney Company released its latest earnings report today, and included in the announcement was an update on the games business. In particular, Disney said it sees gaming a...

Blizzard just dropped a game-changing Starcraft 2 update, a decade after its last expansion

New Starcraft 2 patch notes have just hit the PTR, leaving the RTS game’s community in shock with sweeping, fundamental balance changes.

Get Diablo 4 and seven other games for under $2 each with Humble Choice this month

Diablo 4’s demon-killing action makes it one of my favorite ARPGs ever, and this loot-filled adventure is under $2 in May's Humble Choice selection.

Blizzard says Overwatch anniversary rewards will be adjusted after player backlash

Blizzard says it’s making changes to Overwatch’s 10th anniversary event after players pushed back on the rewards. Game director Aaron Keller posted on Twitter that the team is plan...

Former CEO Bobby Kotick claims lawsuit against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision was only filed to help Embracer

Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has claimed that a lawsuit opposing Microsoft's acquisition of the Call of Duty maker for $67.8bn was allegedly designed to "help pave the...

Former Nintendo Of America President Warns Devs That Companies Doing Mass Layoffs Is ‘A Red Flag’

'What it says is, they're probably willing to do it again.'