The Damage - Aftermath
▻https://aftermath.site/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs-survival-report
As of now, news reports and comments from laid-off employees suggest that many parts of the company were hard hit: Activision Blizzard’s six-years-in-the-making survival game was canceled, and much of its team, including its director, was laid off. The Overwatch 2 team lost dozens of employees, including its lead narrative designer, in a round of cuts that did not seem to factor in seniority or talent. Activision subsidiaries like Sledgehammer, High Moon, and Toys for Bob – which have all contributed to Call of Duty in recent years – reportedly lost significant percentages of their workforces. Current and former Activision Blizzard employees tell Aftermath that community and customer service departments across the company wound up in especially bad shape, with “almost all” Game Masters – employees who oversee and moderate World of Warcraft servers – being let go.
#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #activision_blizzard #abk #microsoft #cwa #ressources_humaines #licenciements
]]>Microsoft Cancels Big New Blizzard Game After Six Years of Development - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/microsoft-cancels-big-new-blizzard-game-after-six-years-of-development
Video-game maker Blizzard Entertainment canceled one of its biggest projects on Thursday as part of a reorganization under new owner Microsoft Corp. that led to mass layoffs of 1,900 people, or 8% of the gaming division’s total staff. The cancelation of the game, codenamed Odyssey, left Blizzard employees reeling as some lost their jobs and others were left wondering about the future of the studio.
#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #activision_blizzard #microsoft #acquisition #rachat #ressources_humaines #licenciements #annulation #jeu_vidéo_odyssey #moteur_de_jeu #unreal_engine
]]>Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs
Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week. While Microsoft is primarily laying off roles at Activision Blizzard, some Xbox and ZeniMax employees will also be impacted by the cuts.
24 Days Into 2024 And 3,900+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced
►https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818
Within the last few years, video game industry layoffs have unfortunately become more commonplace. In 2023, we saw near-weekly layoffs across the entire industry. When the dust had settled, at least 6,000 jobs across publishers, developers, and other video game-related companies had been terminated. Sadly, it appears 2024 will outpace that, if the first few weeks of the year are any indication.
Most folks didn’t expect 2024 to be much better, but I’m not sure anyone was ready for it to be possibly worse—yet this year has kicked off with a string of big and small layoffs signaling that the corporate bloodletting rituals aren’t ending anytime soon. So Kotaku is going to try and track all of 2024’s layoffs as they happen. Hopefully, we don’t have to update this post that much.
#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #microsoft #activision_blizzard #zenimax #king #xbox #acquisition #rachat #ressources_humaines #licenciements
]]>Bobby Kotick Will Receive Nearly $15 Million For Leaving Activision - Aftermath
▻https://aftermath.site/bobby-kotick-will-receive-nearly-15-million-for-leaving-activision
As part of this, Kotick and other execs will receive “golden parachute” payments of, in several cases, over $10 million. Per a 2022 merger proposal that an Activision spokesperson told Aftermath remains up to the date.
Kotick in particular will take home nearly $15 million – less than some of his soon-to-be-ex-colleagues because, according to Activision Blizzard financial statements from 2023 and 2022, Kotick did not have any unvested equity outstanding as of December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2022. Basically, big companies like Activision often compensate executives with restricted stock options, or RSUs, which then “vest” and reach their full value by converting into common stock at a later date. The idea here is to incentivize executives to stick around; if they suddenly leave without a (contractually defined) good reason, they risk forfeiting a great deal of money they theoretically made.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft #finance #rachat #acquisition #parachute_doré
]]>Bobby Kotick : With gratitude - Activision Blizzard King
▻https://newsroom.activisionblizzard.com/p/bobby-kotick-december-note
Lettre d’adieu de Bobby Kotick, P-DG d’Activision Blizzard, qui quitte la société, après un rachat de la société par Microsoft :
A note from outgoing Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, two months after the completion of the company’s merger with Microsoft.
Microsoft announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision’s Bobby Kotick departs - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/20/24009129/microsoft-gaming-xbox-phil-spencer-bobby-kotick-activision-leadership-chan
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Microsoft has not appointed a direct replacement and instead has rolled the suite of Activision Blizzard executives — including Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, Activision publishing president Rob Kostich, and Activision Blizzard vice chair Thomas Tippl — under Microsoft’s game content and studios president Matt Booty.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft #business #acquisition #ressources_humaines #bobby_kotick #démission
]]>Activision To Pay $54 Million To Settle Discrimination Suit
▻https://kotaku.com/activision-gender-discrimination-settlement-1851104491
’We are committed to ensuring fair compensation and promotion policies,’ said a company spokesperson
Stephen Totilo sur X :
▻https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1735805902941454737
WSJ - Activision Blizzard to Pay Around $50 Million to Settle Lawsuit That Spurred Microsoft’s Takeover
– This is the 2021 California lawsuit over gender discrimination and harassment
– Same agency helped get a $100m settlement from Riot
– AB settled with feds in 2021 for $18m
▻https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1735825708671222173
I’ve seen the $47 million settlement. Notable terms:
– All women who worked for Activision Blizzard in California from Oct 12, 2015-Dec. 31, 2020 will be paid
– Contractors who worked 90 days in that timeframe, too
– California drops sexual harassment claims; will amend complaint
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #harcèlement_sexuel #discrimination #accord #justice
]]>Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo welcoming Activision Blizzard to Microsoft - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915634/microsoft-xbox-internal-memo-chief-spencer-activision-blizzard-completion
Microsoft just finalized its giant $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard earlier today. Xbox chief Phil Spencer has now welcomed Activision Blizzard King employees to Xbox in an internal memo to all of Microsoft’s full-time employees today.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #activision_blizzard #phil_spencer #bobby_kotick
]]>Completion of Microsoft/Activision Merger Will Transform the Video Game and Technology Labor Market | Communications Workers of America
▻https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/completion-microsoftactivision-merger-will-transform-video-game-and-techn
Today’s announcement that Microsoft has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard represents a milestone in the effort to improve working conditions in the video game industry. Under the terms of a ground-breaking, legally-binding labor neutrality agreement, Microsoft will remain neutral when Activision Blizzard employees express interest in joining a union, providing a clear path to collective bargaining for almost 10,000 workers.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #activision_blizzard #syndicalisme
]]>Activision Blizzard Games on Ubisoft+: What You Need to Know
▻https://news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/article/wy4gKUmOdRRoO5Uvlr8CA/activision-blizzard-games-on-ubisoft-what-you-need-to-know
In August, Ubisoft announced an agreement with Microsoft granting the publisher the perpetual cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty and all other current Activision Blizzard games and those released over the next 15 years once Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is complete. Chris Early, Ubisoft’s SVP, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development, was a crucial figure in the negotiations. He sat down with Ubisoft News to discuss what Ubisoft+ subscribers can expect now that the acquisition is finalized.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #activision_blizzard #ubisoft #cloud_gaming #gaas #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty
]]>Microsoft concession a gamechanger that will promote competition - GOV.UK
▻https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-concession-a-gamechanger-that-will-promote-competition
The new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared after the CMA concluded it would preserve competitive prices and better services.
L’autorité de la concurrence britannique valide le rachat d’Activision-Blizzard par Microsoft, après que ce dernier ait annoncé céder les droits d’exploitation cloud à Ubisoft :
▻https://seenthis.net/messages/1014177
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #cma #business #finance #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard
]]>Google, Apple, and Valve game revenues revealed in Xbox leaks
▻https://www.tweaktown.com/news/93422/google-apple-and-valve-game-revenues-revealed-in-xbox-leaks/index.html
Top 10 gaming revenues - 2021
Tencent - $33 billion
Sony - $25 billion
Google - $18 billion
Microsoft - $16 billion
Apple - $15 billion
Nintendo - $15 billion
NetEase - $10 billion
Activision - $8 billion
Electronic Arts - $7 billion
Valve - $7 billion
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #tencent #sony #google #microsoft #apple #nintendo #netease #activision #ea #valve
]]>Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885176/microsofts-activision-blizzard-uk-cma-preliminary-approval
The competition watchdog said the revised deal offered by Microsoft appears to address competition concerns. A final ruling is expected before October 18th.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #rachat #acquisition #cma #royaume-uni #microsoft #activision_blizzard
]]>Microsoft submits new deal for review after CMA confirms original deal is blocked - GOV.UK
▻https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-submits-new-deal-for-review-after-cma-confirms-original-deal-is-blocke
Under the restructured deal, Microsoft will not acquire cloud rights for existing Activision PC and console games, or for new games released by Activision during the next 15 years (this excludes the European Economic Area). Instead, these rights will be divested to Ubisoft Entertainment SA (Ubisoft) prior to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision.
Microsoft has stated that the restructured deal is intended to address the concerns set out in the CMA’s Final Report in April. In particular, the transaction is intended to provide an independent third-party content supplier, Ubisoft, with the ability to supply Activision’s gaming content to all cloud gaming service providers (including to Microsoft itself). Ubisoft will be able to license out Activision’s content under different business models, including subscription services. The deal also proposes that Ubisoft would have the ability to require Microsoft to provide versions of games on operating systems other than Windows.
#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #finance #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard #ubisoft #cma
]]>Sony agrees to a Call of Duty deal with Microsoft - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/16/23792215/sony-microsoft-call-of-duty-cod-deal-signed
Sony has agreed to a deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. It’s not immediately clear if this is a 10-year deal, like Microsoft has signed with Nintendo and other cloud providers.
Phil Spencer sur Twitter :
▻https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1680578783718383616
We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favorite games.
#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #finance #rachat #microsoft #sony #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #ftc #cat #cma
]]>Microsoft vs FTC : qui peut gagner ? Quels sont les secrets révélés ? Le récap du procès
▻https://www.frandroid.com/marques/microsoft/1731565_microsoft-vs-ftc-qui-va-gagner-quels-sont-les-secrets-reveles-le-
Le procès entre la FTC et Microsoft est devenue l’enjeu principal pour déterminer l’avenir du projet de rachat d’Activision Blizzard. C’est aussi l’occasion de découvrir des secrets de l’industrie.
#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #microsoft #activision-blizzard #ftc #rachat #finance #business #procès jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty
]]>Gimme some truth | This Week in Business | GamesIndustry.biz
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gimme-some-truth-this-week-in-business
Risk Factors are sort of the Murphy’s Law of corporate communications. Companies identify an extensive list of things that can go wrong, and they spell them all out for investors so even someone without in-depth knowledge about their specific industry could understand the myriad ways the business could go south, whether it’s the company’s fault or not.
And just because something is listed as a Risk Factor that doesn’t mean it’s likely to happen. It’s more a recognition that if a thing did happen, it could hurt the business.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #risques #étude_des_risques #ea #electronic_arts #take_2 #activision_blizzard
]]>Mieux comprendre la rémunération de Bobby Kotick – Ludostrie
▻https://ludostrie.com/mieux-comprendre-la-remuneration-de-bobby-kotick
Peut-être avez-vous déjà entendu parler de la rémunération de Robert « Bobby » Kotick, le patron d’Activision Blizzard, et des sommes parfois folles que ça représente. Le record de 2020 s’élevait à presque 155 millions de dollars, pour finalement retomber drastiquement en 2021 à 827 000 $ et carrément 179 000 $ en 2022. Le salaire, en particulier, a été réduit au minimum légal possible, soit 62 500 $, selon la demande de Kotick. « Nous pensons que cette décision montre à la fois aux employés et aux actionnaires extérieurs que le leader de notre entreprise donne la priorité [aux conditions de travail] et les traite avec un maximum de sérieux », précisent les documents officiels de l’entreprise. Soit. On va essayer d’y voir plus clair pour vraiment mesurer combien gagne le patron du plus éditeur américain de jeux vidéo.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #finance #rémunération #ressources_humaines #bobby_kotick
]]>Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming - GOV.UK
▻https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-activision-deal-prevented-to-protect-innovation-and-choice-in-cloud-ga
The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #finance #rachat #acquisition #cma #activision_blizzard #microsoft #décision #refus #concurrence #royaume-uni #cloud_gaming
]]>Microsoft really wants Call of Duty. - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23631142/microsoft-really-wants-call-of-duty
Microsoft is now running full-page ads in the Financial Times and the Daily Mail to push for its Activision Blizzard deal to be approved by UK regulators. It comes just as the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) considers Sony’s concerns over Call of Duty (CoD) ahead of a decision on the $68.7 billion deal.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #microsoft #activision_blizzard #rachat #acquisition #cma #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty
]]>Blizzard Manager Departs In Protest of Employee Ranking System - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/blizzard-manager-departs-in-protest-of-employee-ranking-system
A manager at video game developer Blizzard Entertainment said he was ousted after refusing to give a low evaluation to an employee that he felt didn’t deserve it in order to fill a quota.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #ressources_humaines #activision_blizzard #blizzard_entertainment #évaluation #performance #jeu_vidéo_wow #jeu_vidéo_world_of_warcraft
]]>Google, Nvidia Express Concerns to FTC About Microsoft’s Activision Deal - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/google-nvidia-express-concerns-to-ftc-about-microsoft-s-activision-deal
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Nvidia Corp. have expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission about Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., adding fuel to the government’s case against the $69 billion deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #microsoft #activision_blizzard #google #nvidia #ftc #federal_trade_commission #google_play #cloud_gaming #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #playstation #xbox_game_pass #google_stadia #geforce_now #sony #rachat #finance #business
]]>Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard: What’s going on and what happens next? | GamesIndustry.biz
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-whats-going-on-and-what
Microsoft’s proposed $70bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard is currently being scrutinised by regulators around the world.
The latest headlines centre around the US Federal Trade Commission, which, after its own investigation into the potential impact of the deal, has filed a legal complaint against Microsoft and Activision in an attempt to block the merger.
The regulation process is complicated, and involves various different bodies from different countries that must look at the deal before it can go ahead.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s going on, and where the key issues lie.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #concurrence #microsoft #activision_blizzard #ftc #federal_trade_commission #ue #competition_and_markets_authority #cma #commission_européenne #federal_trade_commission #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty
]]>Microsoft’s ZeniMax Studios Organizes to Form Labor Union (MSFT) - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-05/microsoft-s-zenimax-studios-organizes-to-form-labor-union
About 300 workers at Microsoft Corp.’s ZeniMax Studios, known for popular video games Skyrim and Fallout, have begun organizing to form a union in what would be the first at the software giant in the US.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #microsoft #zenimax #syndicalisme #jeu_vidéo_skyrim #jeu_vidéo_fallout #cwa #activision_blizzard #bethesda_softworks #jeu_vidéo_doom #id_software #arkane_studios #ftc
]]>Activision Blizzard : les États-Unis attaquent Microsoft en justice pour bloquer le rachat
▻https://www.frandroid.com/marques/microsoft/1561220_la-ftc-tente-de-bloquer-lacquisition-dactivision-blizzard-par-mic
Le projet d’acquisition d’Activision Blizzard par Microsoft, d’un montant de près de 69 milliards de dollars, rencontre un nouvel obstacle de taille. La Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a lancé une action en justice fédérale antitrust pour bloquer l’opération.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #rachat #acquisition #finance #microsoft #activision_blizzard #ftc #sony #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #nintendo #console_switch #valve #steam #xbox #concurrence #jeu_vidéo_wow #jeu_vidéo_warcraft #jeu_vidéo_overwatch #jeu_vidéo_diablo #meta #withing #cma #ce #commission_européenne #zenimax #jeu_vidéo_starfield #jeu_vidéo_redfall
]]>Rachat d’Activision par Microsoft : l’autorité de la concurrence américaine veut bloquer l’opération
▻https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2022/12/08/rachat-d-activision-par-microsoft-l-autorite-de-la-concurrence-americaine-ve
L’autorité américaine de la concurrence, la FTC, a porté plainte jeudi 8 décembre pour bloquer le rachat pour 69 milliards de dollars (65 milliards d’euros) d’Activision Blizzard, éditeur de jeux vidéo à succès comme Call of Duty, par Microsoft.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #microsoft #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #ftc #concurrence #zenimax #bethesda_softworks #jeu_vidéo_starfield #commission_européenne
]]>FTC Sues to Block Microsoft Acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ Publisher Activision Blizzard
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/ake97g/ftc-sues-to-block-microsoft-acquisition-of-call-of-duty-publisher-activision-b
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The pending $68.7 billion deal would be the largest in video game history and see Microsoft take control of some of the most popular video game franchises on the planet, including Warcraft and Call of Duty.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard #ftc #jeu_vidéo_warcraft #jeu_vidéo_wow #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #jeu_vidéo_minecraft #zenimax #jeu_vidéo_elder_scrolls #jeu_vidéo_doom #jeu_vidéo_quake #bethesda #jeu_vidéo_starfield #sony #console_playstation #concurrence
]]>The FTC is suing Microsoft to block its Activision Blizzard purchase - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/8/23498224/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-legal-challenge-sues-block
The FTC has filed a legal challenge to try and block Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, according to a press release from the regulator. The lawsuit was filed today after weeks of back and forth between Microsoft, Sony, and regulators over competition concerns and the future of Call of Duty. The FTC argues that the acquisition would “enable Microsoft to suppress competitors to its Xbox gaming consoles and its rapidly growing subscription content and cloud-gaming business.”
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard #concurrence #ftc #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #xbox #console_xbox #xbox_game_pass #cloud_gaming #sony #nintendo #valve #cma
]]>FTC sues to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/08/ftc-sues-microsoft-over-activision
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the video game publisher Activision Blizzard, charging that the massive deal would allow the Washington tech giant to suppress its competitors in gaming.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #acquisition #rachat #finance #ftc #concurrence #microsoft #activision_blizzard
]]>Microsoft says Nintendo would get Call of Duty if acquisition okayed - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/06/call-duty-nintendo-microsoft-sony-xbox
Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to the Nintendo Switch for the first time, the company announced Tuesday night, pending approval of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal guarantees that Microsoft, which is awaiting federal approval of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, would make available the popular first-person shooter series on Nintendo Switch for 10 years. It also announced a ten year deal to keep Call of Duty on the PC game store Steam.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #rachat #acquisition #accord #microsoft #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #nintendo #steam #valve #console_nintendo_switch #console_switch #concurrence #sony #playstation
]]>Diablo, WoW quality assurance workers at Blizzard Albany win union - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/02/wow-diablo-blizzard-albany-union
Another studio joins video games’ first major union in the U.S.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #blizzard #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_wow #jeu_vidéo_world_of_warcraft #assurance_qualité #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #game_workers_alliance #gwa #vicarious_visions #jeu_vidéo_guitar_hero #jeu_vidéo_crash_bandicoot #jeu_vidéo_diablo
]]>Feds likely to challenge Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover - POLITICO
▻https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/23/exclusive-feds-likely-to-challenge-microsofts-69-billion-activision-takeov
The Federal Trade Commission is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, maker of the hit games Call of Duty and Candy Crush, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard #activision_blizzard_king #ftc #régulateur #rumeur #mobile #sony #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #take_two #king #jeu_vidéo_candy_crush #xbox #playstation #console_xbox #console_playstation #cma #google #game_pass #console_stadia #epic_games #jeu_vidéo_fortnite #google_play #tencent
]]>FTC rumoured to block Activision-Blizzard acquisition deal | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
▻https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80276/ftc-rumoured-to-block-activision-blizzard-acquisition-deal
The hotly anticipated acquisition of Activision-Blizzard may face another hurdle as outlet Politico reports on rumours the FTC may see to block the deal
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard #activision_blizzard_king #ftc #régulateur #rumeur #mobile #sony #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #take_two #king
]]>Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/technology/microsoft-activision-deal.html
Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, which is undergoing reviews in 16 countries, has become a test for whether tech giants can buy companies amid a backlash.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #sony #activision_blizzard #xbox #console_xbox #playstation #console_playstation #jeu_vidéo_candy_crush #jeu_vidéo_cod #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #concurrence #cwa #ftc
]]>Lawsuit claims Google struck a $360 million deal to prevent Activision Blizzard | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
▻https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80216/lawsuit-claims-google-struck-a-360-million-deal-to-prevent-activision-b
The lawsuit claims Google has struck at least 24 deals to prevent competition
A lawsuit has claimed that Google has struck at least 24 deals with app developers to prevent competition to the Play Store, including a $360 million deal with Activision Blizzard and a $30 million deal with Riot Games, reports Reuters.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #google #concurrence #google_play #activision_blizzard #riot_games #epic_games #boutique #mobile #android
]]>Call of Duty Modern Warfare II’s $800 million sales weekend, explained - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/11/04/call-duty-modern-warfare-2-sales
A Tuesday morning news release from video game publisher Activision included a staggering figure. Counting presales, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,” the latest installment of Activision’s mega-popular military sim franchise, exceeded $800 million in sales in the three days following its Oct. 28 release.
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]]>EU to investigate Microsoft, Activision Blizzard merger - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/11/08/eu-microsoft-activision-acquisition-call-of-duty
The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, citing concerns that the tech giant “may foreclose access” to Activision’s games.
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]]>Activision’s first bargaining session with union seemed contentious
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/activision-blizzard-reportedly-forced-union-to-pay-for-missed-time-of
During its first day of bargaining with Activision Blizzard, the Game Workers Alliance allege that the game publisher made several ridiculous demands while failing to offer anything to the union in return. According to the GWA, Activision Blizzard allegedly wouldn’t even attend the bargaining meeting unless the union paid for its workers’ missed time, which it did in a “show of good faith.”
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]]>Activision Blizzard illegally withheld raises from unionizing workers, labor board finds | TechCrunch
▻https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/03/activision-blizzard-illegally-withheld-raises-from-unionizing-workers-la
Gaming giant Activision Blizzard unlawfully retaliated against workers at Raven Software who formed a union, the National Labor Relations Board found.
The quality assurance (QA) department at subsidiary Raven Software, who mostly work on “Call of Duty,” announced that they would form a union in January. Activision Blizzard sought to block the union, reasoning that the union only comprises the 28-employee QA department, while as a whole, Raven Software has around 230 employees. Regardless, the Raven Software QA testers, who operate under the name Game Workers Alliance (GWA), made history in May when their union vote passed 19-3. Now, the GWA is the first officially recognized union at a major U.S. gaming company.
While the GWA was in the process of unionizing, Activision Blizzard converted about 1,100 QA contractors to full-time staffers and increased the minimum wage to $20 per hour. But workers at Raven Software, who are among the lowest paid in the studio, were denied these wage increases. Activision Blizzard claimed that, due to laws under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the company wasn’t allowed to change the pay rate of its employees in the midst of a union effort. The Communication Workers of America, which represents the union, said that this was a disingenuous attempt at union busting.
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]]>Blizzard Albany, formerly Vicarious Visions, gets union vote greenlight - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/10/18/blizzard-albany-nlrb-union-vote
In a Tuesday decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a group of 21 quality assurance testers at Blizzard Albany, formerly Vicarious Visions, could vote in a union election.
Testers at Blizzard Albany argued in front of the board in August that they should be allowed to form a union on their own. Parent company Activision Blizzard countered that a broader number of workers — 88 employees at the Blizzard Albany studio working on Diablo games — should get to vote in the union.
Labor experts have told The Washington Post that companies often seek to increase the size of the bargaining unit so that chances of a union vote succeeding are lower.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #blizzard #activision_blizzard #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #blizzard_albany #vicarious_visions #national_labor_relations_board #nlrb #assurance_qualité #amanda_laven #jeu_vidéo_diablo_iv #jeu_vidéo_diablo_ii #linda_leslie #rich_george #lulu_cheng_meservey #microsoft #jeu_vidéo_guitar_hero #jeu_vidéo_crash_bandicoot #raven_software #game_workers_alliance #gwa
]]>Stephen Totilo sur Twitter :
▻https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1582753915229306883
Lots to chew on in Microsoft’s emphatic response to UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, which recently demonstrated skepticism of MS’ $70 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard (which includes King; don’t forget legit mobile powerhouse King!)
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Analyse de la réponse de Microsoft à l’enquête de la Competition and Markets Authority britannique à l’occasion du rachat d’Activision-Blizzard-King et des exclusivités à la console Xbox, excluant potentiellement la PlayStation de Sony de jeux populaires tels que Call of Duty.
#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #rachat #acquisition #finance #concurrence #microsoft #activision_blizzard #king #activision_blizzard_king #abk #competition_and_markets_authority #cma #sony #xbox #console_playstation #console_xbox #jeu_vidéo_the_last_of_us #jeu_vidéo_ghost_of_tsushima #jeu_vidéo_god_of_war #jeu_vidéo_spider-man #jeu_vidéo_demon_s_souls #jeu_vidéo_uncharted #jeu_vidéo_spider-man_2 #jeu_vidéo_wolverine #jeu_vidéo_horizon #jeu_vidéo_final_fantasy_xvi #jeu_vidéo_forspoken #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #jeu_vidéo_candy_crush #xbox_game_pass #microsoft_windows #microsoft_azure #jeu_vidéo_final_fantasy_vii #console_nintendo_64 #jeu_vidéo_starfield #jeu_vidéo_outer_worlds_2 #jeu_vidéo_hellblade_2 #jeu_vidéo_minecraft #jeu_vidéo_the_elder_scrolls_vi
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