ATVI - アクティビジョン・ブリザ―ド （Activision Blizzard Inc）

The UK''s antitrust regulator has laid out the issues it will take up in its detailed review of Microsoft''s (MSFT) $69B deal to acquire Activision Blizzard (ATVI) - and it''s…

An anonymous Jane Doe prosecuted Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI ) for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and sexual battery, among other complaints. Doe alleged that a former product manager Miguel Vega sexually harassed her in the workplace for years, TechCrunch reported. Vega also insinuated that if she gave in to his sexual advances, she would get a raise. Doe escalated her concerns to a manager in 2017 but bore no results. Later, Vega threatened to leak the intimate photos she had sent him over a decade earlier. By August 2021, a month after California regulators sued the company … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Netflix''s ad-supported tier finally has a release date. The new Basic with Ads plan will be available November 3rd from 12 PM ET for $7 per month. It launches in 12 countries: the US, UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and Spain. The ads will run for an average of four to five minutes per hour, and you''ll be limited to 720p/HD resolution. That’s not the only limitation: Licensing will also prevent you from watching certain movies and TV shows on the ad plan. While we don’t know what kinds of ads you’ll get, we do know they’ll initially be 15- to 30-second spots and will play both before and during shows. There’ll be "broad" targeting for those ads based on criteria like your country and the content genres you watch. That list of caveats might stop existing Netflix subscribers from downgrading (the Basic plan starts at $10), but it could convince folks with other video subscriptions – or a lapsed Netflix sub – to start paying again. – Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed The best tablets for 2022 ​​ Two unreleased and ''never digitized'' NES games are up for auction on eBay FAA says Apple AirTags are allowed in checked baggage Apple Card users can soon sign up for a ''high-yield'' savings account Sony releases its first over-the-counter hearing aids Microsoft''s HoloLens headsets are giving US Army testers nausea Microsoft Office is dead.

Another anonymous Activision Blizzard employee is suing the company over allegations of sexual harassment she faced from a former manager.

Activision Blizzard has, yet again, been hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles by Jane Doe who is seeking damages and compensation from the company and her ex-manager, Miguel Vega.

Activision Blizzard is reportedly considering incorporating NFTs into future Call of Duty games as per insider information. Continue reading on Medium »

Activision’s Call of Duty series is one of the best-selling and most profitable video game franchises of all time with at least 400 million units sold in almost 20 years. Even in a “down” year, Call of Duty continues to dominate the sales charts, ranking among the best-selling games in 2020 and 2021. Furthermore, Activision’s […] Report claims that Activision is adding NFTs to Call of Duty

The federal investigation into Microsoft''s (MSFT -0.9%) planned $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard (ATVI -0.2%) isn''t limiting itself to which rival consoles will have access…

In this week’s newsletter: shelling out for yet another subscription service is unsustainable for many players – does that build a healthy games industry? Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian’s gaming newsletter. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below – and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email. It is now becoming a running joke that massive games-industry news keeps dropping in the hours after this newsletter gets sent out on a Tuesday. A few months back it was Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard; then the New York Times bought Wordle. Last week it was Sony’s rumoured revamp of the PlayStation Plus subscription service, and then the not entirely unexpected news that E3 – the annual games industry showcase in LA – has been completely cancelled, having previously shifted to a digital-only event. Continue reading…

NEW YORK , March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming companies are in the midst of an M&A race to fight for exclusivity, size, and financial potential. Large companies are spending millions to acquire smaller gaming companies and boost their outstanding existence in the industry. The speed at which big companies are buying up other big companies, in deals worth billions, seems to be accelerating. M&A activity generated $38 billion last year, driven by strategic investors like Take Two, Zynga, and EA. A few weeks ago, Microsoft acquired Activision for $68.7 billion , the largest acquisition in the history of gaming. The trend of gobbling up companies in the gaming industry is here to stay, with companies like Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG ) (TSX: BRAG ), Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO ), Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (TSX: EGLX ) (NASDAQ: EGLX ), Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS ), and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM ) continuing to sign new deals to grow their share of the market.

Activision Blizzard''s proxy statement was "materially deficient," lawsuit says.

Image: Activision Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed lawsuits against the Call of Duty publisher for making allegedly inadequate disclosures in its recent filings with the SEC about its deal to sell to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. The investors further alleged that big payouts for CEO Bobby Kotick and others that would result from the […] Call Of Duty Execs Accused Of Using Microsoft Deal To Line Their Own Pockets

Two gaming giants, Microsoft and Sony, are shelling out tens of billions of dollars for blockbuster deals to acquire Activision Blizzard and Bungie, respectively. This push for more high-quality first-party content could be a boon for consumers in the fast-growing, ever-evolving video game market.

One alleges the game publisher''s board of directors is seeking significant and immediate benefits, according to Polygon.