News with the tag "Activision Blizzard"

A recent interview on the Grit Podcast featuring the former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and former Entertainment Arts CCO Bing Gordon revealed that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision came after both companies failed to purchase TikTok. Kotick also disclosed the discussions he had with Mi...

Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick revealed he was interested in Jurrasic Park’s video game rights. Kotick said he pitched the idea after hearing that the movie director was a video game fanatic from Spielberg’s lawyer. On the Grit Podcast, Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard’s former boss, ...

The French gaming conglomerate Ubisoft is permanently closing down its UK-based studio, Ubisoft Leamington, which is based in Leamington Spas. A Ubisoft spokesperson confirmed that the Ubisoft Leamington studio shutdown was part of a broader plan to restructure the company. The spokesperson also hig...

A Call of Duty update revealed on January 11 that Raven Software, the developers of COD: Warzone, will disable one of the game’s most popular shotguns, the Reclaimer 18, until further notice. The update did not highlight the reasons behind the game developers’ indefinite discontinuation of the weapo...