Activision allegedly faced a data breach at the end of 2022. Anonymous hackers got access to some internal documents, including content roadmaps.

Activision Blizzard has released a financial report for the fourth quarter ended December 31. Although the company’s profits have declined, its bookings have reached new heights thanks to the strong performance of its top-tier franchises.

Activision Blizzard has issued a financial report for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company saw its revenue and profit fall year-over-year, largely due to Activision’s weaker performance.

According to the latest report, some insiders at Activision have started to worry that the proposed merger with Microsoft could fall apart. The Xbox maker allegedly didn’t expect this level of scrutiny.

It took Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II only 10 days to reach over $1 billion in revenue. Here is how this figure compares to other games in Activision’s biggest franchise.

Activision Blizzard has faced a new harassment lawsuit. A former female employee accused the company and its manager of blackmail, groping, and demanded that Bobby Kotick resign as CEO.

A federal judge has denied two requests filed by Activision Blizzard. Both were linked to an ongoing harassment and misconduct lawsuit filed against the Call of Duty publisher last year.

Activision Blizzard saw its revenue and profit decline in the second quarter ended June 30. Here are all the highlights from the company’s latest financial report.

Activision Blizzard has shared results of its internal investigation, saying that there was no systematic harassment at the company. Its board has also concluded that the publisher’s executives never intentionally ignored instances of discrimination.

A few weeks after a group of testers at Raven Software voted to form a union, it was officially recognized by Activision Blizzard. The company’s CEO Bobby Kotick has also promised to begin negotiations with the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Following the presentation of Modern Warfare II, Activision Blizzard has shared some stats on the Call of Duty series. It’s been revealed that the franchise has surpassed $30 billion in lifetime revenue.

Members of Raven Software’s QA team have voted to unionize following pressure from Activision Blizzard and a wave of layoffs. This will be the first official union formed at a US-listed game company.

Activision continues its expansion into mobile by formally announcing a version of Call of Duty: Warzone for iOS and Android. No trailers and big reveals — just a short message and the list of open positions.

What does the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard mean for the industry in the long term? Will Activision games become exclusive to Microsoft? How will Sony and Nintendo respond? Is the race on to conquer the Metaverse? Analyst Joost Rietveld is here to explain.

Microsoft has revealed its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard. While details of the deal are yet to be disclosed, it is valued at around $70 billion, which makes it the biggest deal in the history of video games.

Activision Blizzard has been dealing with the workplace misconduct scandal since July. It’s been reported that the company has laid off more than three dozen people and disciplined 40 employees ever since.

Xbox head Phil Spencer has opened up about the company’s relationship with Activision Blizzard amid the ongoing harassment scandal. While not going into a lot of detail, he noted that Xbox won’t publicly shame other publishers.

GfK Entertainment senior client director Dorian Bloch has shared the data on the top-selling physical copies of video games in the UK during the Christmas holidays over the last 38 years. In a nutshell, Electronic Arts and Activision are the two undisputed leaders.

Developers at different Activision Blizzard studios have joined a walkout in protest of the latest layoffs at Raven Software. They oppose the arbitrariness in the workplace and demand that all contract testers receive full-time positions.