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Kotick's poor decision-making has only deepened Activision Blizzard's crisis | Opinion
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The Activision Blizzard boss has prioritised his own survival as CEO over the company's best interests in recent months - a competent board would demand his resignation
More than 1,300 Activision Blizzard staff and contractors request Kotick's exit
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Names still being added to petition saying they "no longer have confidence in the leadership of Bobby Kotick"
Sponsored: The power of in-game voice chat
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In this White Paper, Tencent Cloud discusses the impact in-game voice chat can have
Nordisk Games takes majority stake in Star Stable
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Copenhagen-based company now owns 57% of the Star Stable Online developer
Aristocrat Digital rebrands to Pixel United
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Mobile games division change to reinforce company's "mobile-first games" business plan
IndieBI raises $3m in funding round
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Analytics company aims to readily provide game sales data to game developers and producers
Phil Spencer "evaluating" Xbox relationship with Activision Blizzard following Kotick allegations
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Microsoft's gaming leadership "disturbed and deeply troubled" by claims against Call of Duty publisher's CEO
Ubisoft renews theme park ambitions with first Ubisoft Entertainment Center in 2025
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Each centers will be be a "multi brand theme entertainment experience," with an Ubisoft theme park planned for the future
Games industry PR veteran Jonathan Fargher dies aged 46
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Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic plots new studios following major Tencent investment
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The company says it expects to double its headcount in the next few years
2021 delays show pandemic's biggest impact on games
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Global Sales Data's Aidan Sakiris and Sam Naji dive deeper into the effect of COVID-19 on retail and digital sales across Europe and beyond
Phil Spencer calls for industry to work on 'legal emulation'
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Xbox boss says enabling people to continue playing titles they own "seems like a great North Star" for games companies
GTA modding group fights back against Take-Two takedown
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Team behind reverse-engineered project has filed a countersuit against the company
Embracer games sales up 89%, group expecting 37 M&A within 12 months
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The number of game development projects at the company increased 46% year-on-year to 197
Activision staff question whether zero tolerance policy applies to Kotick
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When asked, publisher's leadership reportedly said it did not "have evidence" of claims against him
Group of Activision Blizzard shareholders call for Kotick's exit
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Assembly also asks for the retirement of board directors Brian Kelly and Robert Morgado
Sony's Jim Ryan critical of Activision Blizzard response to Kotick report
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PlayStation head tells employees that Call of Duty publisher "has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment"
DreamCraft raises $10m in Series A funding round
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Investment to support creation of a platform to make the game development easier for those without art of programming skills
Blizzard's Oneal contests her co-lead's explanation of pay disparity
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Departing co-lead says Activision Blizzard only offered to match her pay to Mike Ybarra's after she resigned
One Special Day 2021 raises record-breaking $800,000
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Special Effect's fundraising campaign will come back on October 7, 2022
Phil Spencer says some NFT games feel "more exploitive than about entertainment"
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Xbox chief thinks market is still in an experimentation phase, but doesn't want "that kind of content"
New World Interactive: How IMS server operations enable greater cost management
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The developer migrated to Improbable Multiplayer Services and cut monthly server operation costs by 75%
Essential design features to help PC and console games succeed on mobile
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GameRefinery's Wilhelm Voutilainen explores how Call of Duty Mobile, Genshin Impact and League of Legends: Wild Rift bring AAA gameplay to smart devices
UK competition watchdog starts in-depth investigation of Nvidia's Arm acquisition
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Investigation launched "on the grounds of competition and national security concerns"
Saints Row delayed to August 2022
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Volition CCO Jim Boone said the team needs more time to do our vision justice
Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank dominate Game Awards 2021 nominations
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Both are nominated for Game of the Year, alongside It Takes Two, Psychonauts 2, Metroid Dread and Resident Evil Village
Ampere: Xbox Series S outselling Series X in key markets
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Data firm estimates that Xbox's latest consoles have sold 6.7 million worldwide
UK Call of Duty launch sales down 40% year-on-year
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GSD data shows that Call of Duty: Vanguard struggled at digital and physical retail
Metaverse apps to generate over $3bn in 2022 - App Annie
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Analytics firm attributes forecasts to titles such as Roblox and Minecraft
Remedy announces new studio in Sweden
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New subsidiary to open in 2022 and employ remote and in-office hybrid work model
Dragon Ball Fighterz sells over 8 million units
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Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 also reaches the same sales milestone at the same time
Assassin's Creed writer and narrative director returns to Ubisoft
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Darby McDevitt left the company earlier this year to pursue a new adventure
US game spending grows 16% to $4.6bn in October, says NPD | US monthly charts
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With the launch of the OLED Model, the Nintendo Switch reclaims position as best selling console for the month
Hadi raises $5m in funding to create casual mobile games
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Istanbul-based studio made up of former Gram Games employees has several projects in the works
Battlefield 2042 | Critical Consensus
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A stunning and satisfying shooter, but its revamped game modes may divide opinion
Remedy profit plummets as Control royalties decline
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Operating profit at the studio went from €3.4 million in Q3 2020 to €290,000 for the same period this year
Activision apologies for disrespectful use of Quran in Call of Duty: Vanguard
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Pages of Islam's sacred text were rendered on the floor of a Zombies map
Starbreeze net sales up to almost $4m
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Losses and EBITDA stabilise following a one-off decline last quarter, Payday 3 still on track