Tag: Activision
500,000 Call Of Duty Accounts Hacked? Activision Says No (UPDATED)
UPDATE, Sept. 22: Activision has denied that Call of Duty accounts have been compromised, saying that the reports "are not accurate." It advises players...
U.S. Government Looking Into Tencent’s Handling Of Americans’ Personal Data
Tencent is drawing the attention of the U.S. government, as Bloomberg is reporting that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. "has sent...
Hearthstone’s Forbidden Library Brings New Battlegrounds Heroes And Solo Adventure
Hearthstone's Forbidden Library is a three-week event that starts today and runs until Sept. 29 that further explores the shenanigans going on underneath Scholomance...
Trump’s Order Could Still Affect American Companies That Do Business In China
You might not lose the ability to play your favorite games -- and purchase things in them -- but President Trump's executive order against...
Disgruntled Blizzard Employees And Ex-Employees Share Stories, Salaries
The morale at Blizzard is heading downward in a hurry, following several anecdotes from employees over the past week. Actually, maybe "in a hurry"...
Activision-Blizzard Touts “Record” Engagement In Q2
Activision-Blizzard announced its second-quarter financial results for 2020 (covering April, May, and June), and they look very good. How good? CEO Bobby Kotick called...
Scholomance Academy Expansion Introduces Hearthstone’s First Dual-Class Cards
Players will be going back to school in Hearthstone's next expansion, Scholomance Academy, announced earlier today. It adds 135 new cards, with 40 of...
Bungie’s Former Composer Says He Should Have “Flipped The Table” And Scuttled Activision Deal
The marriage between Bungie and Activision wasn't the smoothest ride, for a number of reasons that have been well documented. But who could have...
Hearthstone Pro Claims He And Wife Were Blacklisted From Event By Blizzard
It's not quite on par with the BlitzChung situation, but this week Blizzard found itself embroiled in another controversy regarding a Hearthstone pro's ability...
Activision-Blizzard Shareholders Condemn CEO’s “Skewed Approach To Human Capital Management”
Plenty of gamers think Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick makes too much money -- and now, some people with the actual power to do something...
The Video Game Industry Partners With WHO To Combat The Spread Of COVID-19
When it comes to this whole social distancing thing thrust upon us by the coronavirus, it seems some are faring better than others. And...
Call Of Duty: Warzone Hits 30 Million Players, Gives Away Free Pizza
After just 10 days on the market, Call of Duty: Warzone has exceeded 30 million unique players, according to a post on Twitter last...
Activision Blizzard Announces New Chief Communications Officer
It seems a bit more corporate shuffling has taken place at Activision Blizzard -- this time with employees gamers are probably less likely to...
Call Of Duty: Warzone – Gameplay First Look
Call of Duty Modern Warfare owners pick up a new mode, while people who haven't bought the game are allowed to play the new...
Infinity Ward Drops CoD: Warzone Trailer, Modern Warfare Timer Teases Launch Time **UPDATED**
**UPDATE**Well, that didn't take long. Activision has officially posted information about Warzone on its blog. The 150-player battle royale casts players in the role...
Call Of Duty’s Standalone F2P Battle Royale, Warzone, Rumored To Arrive In March
Activision has toyed around with the notion of a Call of Duty battle royale for some time now. The Blackout mode made its debut...
Blizzard’s Q4 Financials Show That The Blitzchung Controversy Probably Had No Effect
When I wrote about the top free-to-play gaming news stories of 2019, I put the Hearthstone Blitzchung controversy at #1. In doing so, however,...
Heroes, Human Resources, And Hong Kong: The Top 10 Stories In F2P Gaming In...
2019 was … certainly a year. It was the best of times and the worst of times, but most importantly … it was time....