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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

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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

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

Microsoft leans on Game Pass, Call of Duty promises to calm regulators - The Washington Post
►https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/09/01/microsoft-activision-game-pass-call-of-duty-playstation

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Microsoft’s unprecedented $68.7 billion purchase of embattled video game giant Activision Blizzard has antitrust regulators sniffing the scene with eyebrows raised, prompting a response this week from the tech giant. Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty series, it said, will continue to launch on Sony’s PlayStation consoles as well as on Xbox, while Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service will bring franchises like Overwatch and Diablo to other devices, including phones, via streaming.

That latter point — repeatedly emphasized by Microsoft — glosses over an inconvenient fact: Game Pass is itself a platform, one that allows users to access a rotating selection of hundreds of games to download and play for a low monthly price. In spreading it far and wide, Microsoft is not performing some act of selfless magnanimity. Instead, it’s setting itself up to come out on top in the next video game console war, one in which apps and services win the day, not specific devices. (A U.K. regulator argued as much in a decision published Thursday, which amounted to the first real public challenge to Microsoft’s planned acquisition).

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #microsoft #xbox #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #jeu_vidéo_overwatch #jeu_vidéo_diablo #concurrence #game_pass #xbox_game_pass #netflix #sony #playstation_plus #abonnement

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

Roblox game Adopt Me ends Netherlands service due to loot boxes
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/-i-roblox-i-game-i-adopt-me-i-ends-netherlands-service-due-to-loot-bo

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Adopt Me, a game made on the platform Roblox, had its service in the Netherlands and Belgium ended earlier in the week. Developer Dreamcraft announced the shut down was part of a wider effort on Roblox Corporation’s end to comply with the country’s efforts to curb loot boxes.

Adopt Me Restrictions For Players in The Netherlands and Belgium – Adopt Me Support
▻https://help.playadopt.me/hc/en-us/articles/8805290891287-Adopt-Me-Restrictions-For-Players-in-The-Netherlands-an

As part of a Roblox-led program to comply with laws in The Netherlands and Belgium, access to Adopt Me from those countries has been disabled as of September 13th 2022.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #législation #roblox #dreamcraft #jeu_vidéo_adopt_me #belgique #pays-bas #lootbox #coffre_à_butin #blizzard #jeu_vidéo_diablo_immortal #leon_y_xiao #

Xbox’s Activision Blizzard deal to get in-depth probe by UK regulators
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/xbox-s-activision-blizzard-deal-to-get-in-depth-probe-by-uk-regulator

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Microsoft was given the option to address the CMA’s concerns about its merger with Activision Blizzard. After failing to do so, the CMA is launching a deeper probe into the deal.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #microsoft #activision_blizzard #competition_and_markets_authority #cma #rachat #finance #concurrence #xbox #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #jeu_vidéo_overwatch #phil_spencer #jeu_vidéo_overwatch_2 #jeu_vidéo_diablo_iv # #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty_modern_warfare_ii #sony #jim_ryan

Microsoft leans on Game Pass, Call of Duty promises to calm regulators - The Washington Post
►https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/09/01/microsoft-activision-game-pass-call-of-duty-playstation

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Microsoft’s unprecedented $68.7 billion purchase of embattled video game giant Activision Blizzard has antitrust regulators sniffing the scene with eyebrows raised, prompting a response this week from the tech giant. Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty series, it said, will continue to launch on Sony’s PlayStation consoles as well as on Xbox, while Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service will bring franchises like Overwatch and Diablo to other devices, including phones, via streaming.

That latter point — repeatedly emphasized by Microsoft — glosses over an inconvenient fact: Game Pass is itself a platform, one that allows users to access a rotating selection of hundreds of games to download and play for a low monthly price. In spreading it far and wide, Microsoft is not performing some act of selfless magnanimity. Instead, it’s setting itself up to come out on top in the next video game console war, one in which apps and services win the day, not specific devices. (A U.K. regulator argued as much in a decision published Thursday, which amounted to the first real public challenge to Microsoft’s planned acquisition).

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #microsoft #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_overwatch #jeu_vidéo_diablo #microsoft_game_pass #xbox #console_xbox #console_playstation #sony #netflix #phil_spencer #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #playstation_plus #competition_and_markets_authority #cma #états-unis #royaume-uni #plateforme #concurrence

Activision Blizzard accused of employee surveillance in new complaint
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/activision-blizzard-accused-of-illegal-surveillance-in-new-nlrb-compl

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A new worker complaint to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that Activision Blizzard has been illegally surveilling its employees. […]

In response to accusations of illegal surveillance, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson said that “Recent employee walkouts have frequently been attended by reporters seeking comment from not only the participants but the company itself. We routinely have PR staff on-site, at a respectful distance from employees on strike, to assist media.”

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #ressources_humaines #plainte #national_labor_relations_board #nlrb #surveillance #orange_county_labor_federation #game_workers_of_southern_california #communication_workers_of_america #cwa #syndicalisme #nintendo_of_america #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #jeu_vidéo_fortnite #epic_games #apple #cher_scarlett #jeu_vidéo_diablo_iv

Xbox Cloud Gaming hourly usage increased by 1800% in the past year | Windows Central
▻https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-cloud-gaming-hourly-usage-increased-by-1800-in-the-past-year

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The future of Microsoft’s gaming business will remain anchored in its Xbox console, but its growth will increasingly look beyond the box itself towards devices potential gamers already own — namely phones, tablets, and PCs. 

Microsoft has already begun to support the Steam PC storefront in a big way, but it’s also banking heavily on Xbox Cloud Gaming, which streams games from a remote server location to Android devices, iOS devices via the web at Xbox.com/play, and even new Samsung TVs with its 2022 gaming hub update.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #audience #succès #microsoft #xbox_cloud #xbox_cloud_gaming #cloud_gaming #pc #steam #mobile #android #ios #samsung_tv #jeu_vidéo_fortnite #gaas #kevin_lachapelle #catherine_gluckstein #abonnement #xbox_game_pass_ultimate #google_play #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_diablo_iv #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #azure #microsoft_azure

Blizzard acquires Spellbreak studio Proletariat to bolster World of Warcraft | VentureBeat
▻https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/blizzard-acquires-spellbreak-studio-proletariat-to-bolster-world-of-war

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Blizzard Entertainment has acquired Spellbreak maker Proletariat to beef up the staff on its massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.

Under the deal, Boston-based Proletariat will become part of Blizzard, and its team of 100 people will begin working on World of Warcraft, including the Dragonflight expansion coming later this year. Spellbreak, a battle royale game where wizards and witches cast spells at each other, will be sunset. (The company announced this news yesterday.)

Le développeur Proletariat va fermer son jeu vidéo de type Battle Royale dans un univers d’Heroic Fantasy au profit de développements avec Blizzard :

On the future of Spellbreak — Spellbreak
▻https://go.playspellbreak.com/blog/spellbreak-future

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After more than four years of elemental magic and spell combinations, we’ve made the decision to end development of Spellbreak. The servers will be shut down as of early 2023. Thank you to the millions of players who have joined us in the Hollow Lands since 2018; it’s been an amazing journey.

TEST SPELLBREAK : un BATTLE ROYALE qui vaut le détour ? ▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpdNKK6TY8

8 sept. 2020 Près de 2 ans après son annonce et de longues phases d’alpha et de beta fermée, Spellbreak débarque finalement sur toutes nos machines. Ce Battle Royale free-to-play, mettant en scène des sorciers se tirant la bourre à coup de boules de feu ou de projections de rocher, a de quoi attirer le quidam lassé des pétoires traditionnelles. Le concept est séduisant, mais au-delà de ses joutes usant du maniement des éléments, qu’apporte Spellbreak à la formule éprouvée du BR ? Notre critique !

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #blizzard #proletariat #jeu_vidéo_world_of_warcraft #jeu_vidéo_spellbreak #acquisition #business #finance #vicarious_visions #jeu_vidéo_diablo

Diablo Immortal’s pay-to-win monetization issues corrupt the franchise - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/06/14/diablo-immortal-pay-to-win-monetization

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Make no mistake: “Diablo Immortal” is a pay-to-win game, in that players can spend money to increase their power relative to other players, something that the previous three games had not done. Through its marketing, Activision Blizzard developers have tried to stay ahead of the controversy by claiming the game does not sell gear or level boosts; this is pure spin. There are many ways to spend money to gain more power ahead of players who engage with the game for free, much of it explained through hundreds of videos from YouTube creators capitalizing on the outrage against “Diablo Immortal.”

[…]

The conversation around “Diablo Immortal” has focused on the idea that a player must spend approximately $110,000 to max out a character’s power, according to one YouTuber’s calculations. But as appalling as that figure might seem in the abstract, it’s hard to imagine anybody actually spending that much on the game. To the Kotaku article’s point, most players simply don’t care about maximizing their character to that degree.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo_diablo_immortal #pay_to_win #free_to_play #test #critique #microtransactions #jeu_vidéo_diablo_iii #david_brevik #jeu_vidéo_diablo_ii

Gamasutra - Diablo 4 director among three employees ousted at Blizzard
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/386649/Diablo_4_director_among_three_employees_ousted_at_Blizzard.php

Kotaku is reporting that Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, lead level designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft were let go from Blizzard today.

Plusieurs départs de cadres de la direction de plusieurs franchises à succès chez Blizzard, dans le cadre des suites au procès contre Activision Blizzard pour harcèlement intenté en Californie.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #blizzard_entertainment #business #environnement_toxique #ressources_humaines #scandale #procès #justice #harcèlement #jesse_mccree #jeu_vidéo_world_of_warcraft #jeu_vidéo_wow #jonathan_lecraft #luis_barriga #jeu_vidéo_diablo_4

My Story of Bullying, Harassment, and Racism at Blizzard Entertainment - Google Docs
▻https://docs.google.com/document/d/132Fs7sDIpAQk4vroSPjcHyFkmQDWJIzWLyW9Xi-sBNE/edit?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook

Témoignage d’une salariée de Blizzard sur sa carrière au sein du studio, l’impact sur sa santé, en lien avec le harcèlement moral qu’elle affirme avoir subi par une collègue.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #blizzard_entertainment #harcèlement #harcèlement_moral #ressources_humaines #témoignage #jeu_vidéo_everquest #jeu_vidéo_warcraft_iii #rémunération #embauche #blizzard_qa #assurance_qualité #blizzard_vault #préservation #archivage #mark_a._brown #tok_braun #salon_blizzcon #dana_bishop #jeu_vidéo_diablo #jeu_vidéo_wow #jeu_vidéo_world_of_warcraft #lindsay_speth #santé #santé_anxiété #santé_attaque_de_panique #santé_dépression #sécurité_au_travail #environnement_toxique #shirelle_mcfadden #denise_dunlap #erika_sayre-smith #lindsay_speth #chubb #vigilant_insurance #marisa_tomei #jeu_vidéo_starcraft_ii #kim_phan #gemma_barreda #jeu_vidéo_warcraft_iii_reforged

Activision Blizzard ($ATVI) News : Culture of Misbehavior Festered Before Lawsuit - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-06/activision-blizzard-atvi-news-culture-of-misbehavior-festered-before-laws

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Managers set the tone by hiring mostly men, stoking their egos and dating women in the company, current and former employees said.

Un long article truffé de témoignages d’inconduites professionnelles allant de la discrimination au harcèlement sexuel au ton misogyne au sein d’Activision Blizzard, le tout étalé sur de nombreuses années, témoignant d’un problème profondément ancré au sein de l’entreprise.

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Activision Blizzard Shareholders Voice Concerns Over Ongoing Lawsuit - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/08/04/activision-blizzard-shareholders-voice-concerns-over-ongoing-lawsuit

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The state of California is currently suing Activision Blizzard following a two-year investigation into the company’s behind closed doors workplace culture. The lawsuit addresses various labor abuse allegations, including sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and a “frat boy” culture regarding internal behavior. As more details surface in relation to the lawsuit, an investor’s call took place on August 3, and the overall feeling of the meeting felt different than the usual shareholder conference. Though advertising goals and release timelines were addressed, including news about Diablo II and Overwatch 2, a portion of the call took on a somber tone as questions from stakeholders were fielded about the future of the company.

Investisseurs et analystes financiers s’inquiètent de l’impact du procès en Californie à l’encontre de Blizzard Entertainment et de la réorganisation de l’éditeur, en particulier sur la productivité et les sorties des jeux vidéo à venir.

#activision_blizzard #blizzard_entertainment #business #bourse #justice #procès #frat_boy_culture #bro_culture #boys'_club #environnement_toxique #jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo_diable_ii #jeu_vidéo_overwatch_2 #discrimination #harcèlement #bobby_kotick #jennifer_oneal #mike_ybarra #wilmnerhale #amazon #syndicalisme #daniel_alegre #matthew_cost #morgan_stanley #productivité #allen_adham #bill_cosby_suite #cubicle_crawls #suicide #andrew_uerkwitcz #jefferies #jeu_vidéo_overwatch #jeu_vidéo_diablo #j._allen_brack #environnement_toxique #ubisoft

Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder: “We Need Unionization” - IGN
▻https://www.ign.com/articles/jeff-strain-its-time-letter-unionize-games-industry

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Jeff Strain writes an open letter calling for full unionization within the games industry.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #jeff_strain #blizzard_entertainment #arenanet #undead_labs #lettre_ouverte #syndicalisme #jeu_vidéo_starcraft #jeu_vidéo_diablo #jeu_vidéo_world_of_warcraft #jeu_vidéo_wow #environnement_toxique #culture_toxique #misogynie

Gamasutra - Former ArenaNet, Undead Labs founder urges employees to unionize
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/386019/Former_ArenaNet_Undead_Labs_founder_urges_employees_to_unionize.php

Jeff Strain, a longtime industry veteran and regular company founder has penned a letter urging the game development world and his own employees to unionize.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #syndicalisme #justice #procès #jeu_vidéo_diablo_ii #arenanet #jeff_strain #tim_schafer #ted_price