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Microsoft cancels Blizzard survival game, lays off 1,900

Enlarge / Blizzard shared this image teasing a now-cancelled game in 2022. Blizzard Entertainment/Twitter reader comments 97 The survival game that Blizzard announced it was working on in January 2022 has reportedly been canceled. The cut comes as Microsoft is slashing jobs a little over four months after closing its $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition.… Read More »

Ubisoft Reveals Its Game Streaming Plans in the Wake of Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s successful completion of its Activision acquisition, Ubisoft has released a Q&A covering how the company plans to use its streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games moving forward. Ubisoft gained the game streaming rights to the Activision Blizzard catalog as part of agreements made by Microsoft to gain the European… Read More »

Judge sides with Microsoft in FTC injunction, unlocking final Activision battles

Enlarge / Attorneys carrying boxes arrive to court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. A judge has ruled that the FTC’s reliance on the PlayStation chief’s testimony was unpersuasive, while Microsoft and Activision’s efforts will help avoid market concentration. Getty Images reader comments 174 with A federal judge in San Francisco… Read More »

Report: A Crash Bandicoot Multiplayer Game Is in the Works

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time both reinvigorated the long-dead franchise, but its future has remained unclear due to reshuffling at Activision and the silence since Crash 4‘s release. However, a new report states that the series is getting another entry, but it won’t be a platformer. Instead, it… Read More »

Pete Davidson Rides Into Battle With Captain Price in Call of Duty Short

The worldwide reveal for the next entry in the Call of Duty franchise is set to take place on June 8, but before that, a new live-action teaser has been released, featuring Pete Davidson as he finds himself en route to a battle. RELATED: Inside Brian Bloom’s Journey From Acting to Writing Call of Duty: Modern… Read More »

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Teaser Confirms June Reveal

The last Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 teaser was cryptic, but did at least show the main characters in the game through a few new posters. Activision released another teaser and while it still doesn’t have any gameplay, it does show live-action versions of those same characters and confirms the date for its full gameplay… Read More »