#rachat

Microsoft Promises Not to Squash Historic Video Game Industry Union
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d3mvn/microsoft-promises-not-to-squash-historic-video-game-industry-union

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A highly unusual agreement means that workers may have an easier time forming unions at Activision Blizzard once Microsoft has finished its acquisition of the gaming giant.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #business #finance #rachat #acquisition #communications_workers_of_america #chris_shelton #assurance_qualité #raven_software #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty_warzone #phil_spencer #xbox

Activision Blizzard to recognize Raven QA union and hash out bargaining agreement
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/activision-blizzard-to-recognize-raven-qa-union-and-hash-out-bargaini

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Activision Blizzard will begin “good faith negotiations” with the Raven Software workers who unionized with help from media union Communications Workers of America (CWA) to strike up a collective bargaining agreement.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #raven_software #syndicalisme #ressources_humaines #assurance_qualité #bobby_kotick #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #culture_toxique #microsoft #rachat #finance #business #bro_culture #frat_boy_culture #communications_workers_of_america

Activision staff organize as Microsoft takeover looms • The Register
▻https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/26/activision_union_staffing

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Firstly, QA workers at Raven Software – a studio based in Wisconsin that develops the popular first-person shooter series Call of Duty – successfully voted to officially unionize against parent biz Activision. Secondly, a former employee appealed Activision’s proposed $18 million settlement with America’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding claims of “sex-based discrimination” and “harassment” of female staff at the corporation.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft #finance #rachat #business #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #discrimination #harcèlement_sexuel #raven_software #bro_culture #frat_boy #sexisme #jessica_gonzales #justice #emily_knief #transgenre #communications_workers_of_america

Activision (ATVI) Illegally Threatened Staff, US Labor Officials Find - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-23/activision-illegally-threatened-staff-us-labor-officials-find

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US labor board prosecutors determined that Activision Blizzard Inc. illegally threatened staff and enforced a social media policy that conflicts with workers’ rights, according to a government spokesperson. The finding is a setback for the company as it tries to fend off a unionization effort and finalize a $68.7 billion sale to Microsoft Corp.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activisionn_blizzard #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #droit #justice #rachat #business #finance #microsoft #kayla_blado #raven_software #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #sexisme #harcèlement_sexuel #bro_culture #jennifer_abruzzo #george_w_bush #joe_biden #réseaux_sociaux

Several Private Equity Firms Reportedly Looking Into Ubisoft Acquisition - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/04/25/several-private-equity-firms-reportedly-looking-into-ubisoft-acquisiti

Ubisoft could be the next company to be purchased amidst ongoing industry-wide acquisitions that include Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard, Sony buying Bungie, and Take-Two acquiring mobile giant Zynga.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #ubisoft #rachat #acquisition #consolidation #activision_blizzard #microsoft #sony #bungie #take_two #zynga #yves_guillemot #jeu_vidéo_assassin_s_creed #jeu_vidéo_far_cry #vivendi #rumeur #analyse

US government probes Activision for any insider trading • The Register
▻https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/18/us_activision_insider_trade_probe

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Activision Blizzard is under investigation for possible insider trading including claims CEO Bobby Kotick tipped off some investors to buy more shares before the $68.7bn Microsoft acquisition deal was announced.

Soupçon de délit d’initié dans le cercle d’influence du patron d’Activision-Blizzard-King ; les intéressés démentent.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #business #faitsdivers #criminalité #criminalité_en_col_blanc #délit_d_initié #justice #equête #sec #bobby_kotick #microsoft #rachat #bourse #finance #barry_diller #david_geffen #alexander_von_furstenberg

Activision Blizzard is making over a thousand QA contractors full-time employees
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/activision-blizzard-is-making-over-a-thousand-qa-contractors-full-tim

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Activision Blizzard has announced that approximately 1,100 QA contractors are being converted to full-time roles, following a turbulent year that both saw contractors speaking out about poor working conditions at the company and a unionization push by QA workers at subsidiary studio Raven Software.

According to an Activision Blizzard spokesperson, both Activision Publishing and Blizzard Entertainment are at the heart of this push. All QA contractors in the United States will be converted to full-time status, and the minimum hourly rate for these roles will be increased to $20/hour.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #ressources_humaines #qa #assurance_qualité #emploi #syndicalisme #activisionn_blizzard #activision_publishing #blizard_entertainment #contractuels #salariat #salaire #raven_software #josh_taub #mike_ybarra #microsoft #rachat #california_department_of_fair_employment_and_housing #national_labor_relations_board

Microsoft says it will respect outcome of Activision Blizzard union drive - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/24/microsoft-activision-union-statement

Microsoft “will not stand in the way” if Activision Blizzard recognizes a union, said the company’s corporate vice president and general counsel, Lisa Tanzi, in a statement to The Washington Post on Thursday.

“Microsoft respects Activision Blizzard employees’ right to choose whether to be represented by a labor organization and we will honor those decisions,” Tanzi said.

In January, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, the embattled video game publisher and developer, for nearly $69 billion in an all-cash deal. Fifteen workers at Raven Software, a studio owned by Activision Blizzard, signed a letter Wednesday calling for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to encourage Activision Blizzard to voluntarily recognize their union, the Game Workers Alliance. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith was copied on the letter.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft #rachat #ressources_humaines #business #syndicalisme #raven_software #satya_nadella #brad_smith #game_workers_alliance #reed_smith #communications_workers_of_america #national_labor_relations_board #scandale #culture_toxique #procès #justice #frat_boy_culture #bro_culture #bobby_kotick #lisa_bloom #lisa_tanzi

Video game workers ask Microsoft if it will approve unionization
▻https://www.axios.com/microsoft-activision-unionization-raven-software-letter-43f0d3ac-a797-4420-a4

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​​Microsoft says it will not object to Activision Blizzard recognizing internal unionization efforts, in response to a letter from Activision workers pressing the company to state its position about a potential union at Call of Duty studio Raven Software.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #microsoft #activision_blizzard #raven_software #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #rachat #business #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty #satya_nadella #assurance_qualité

Activision CEO set for $15M “golden parachute” in Microsoft deal - Axios
▻https://www.axios.com/activision-blizzard-microsoft-sec-filing-d0fdf84f-c402-4136-97d8-da8da039ad67

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Microsoft and Activision propose that Kotick could receive as much as $22 million in stock in July or later, if Activision’s board sees improvement in company culture.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #microsoft #activision_blizzard #jeu_vidéo_overwatch_2 #jeu_vidéo_diable_iv #départ #licenciement #démission #parachute_doré #bobby_kotick #rachat #acquisition #syndicalisme #embauche #discrimination #ressources_humaines

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Conference Call

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Satya Nadella, Bobby Kotick, Amy Hood, Phil Spencer

▻https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/events/FY-2022/Microsoft-and-Activision-Blizzard-Conference-Call

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #microsoft #activision_blizzard #annonce #business #rachat #finance

Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire
▻https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming

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#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft_xbox #xbox #rachat #business #annonce #phil_spencer #microsoft_gaming #game_pass #microsoft_game_pass

Defining the Future
▻https://activisionblizzard.com/newsroom/2022/01/defining-the-future

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#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #activision_blizzard #microsoft_xbox #xbox #bobby_kotick #rachat #business #annonce

Un homme annonce qu’il arrêtera l’alcool en 2050

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Google considered buying ‘some or all’ of Epic during Fortnite clash, court documents say - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/6/22612921/google-epic-antitrust-case-court-filings-unsealed

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Google has gone so far as to share its monopoly profits with business partners to secure their agreement to fence out competition, has developed a series of internal projects to address the “contagion” it perceived from efforts by Epic and others to offer consumers and developers competitive alternatives, and has even contemplated buying some or all of Epic to squelch this threat.

Google aurait envisagé de racheter Epic Games afin de limiter un éventuel effet de contagion suite au procès d’Epic à l’encontre de Google concernant la commission sur les ventes via Google Play. Google dément cette interprétation, doutant du sérieux du procès où il se défend.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #epic_games #google #apple #google_play #android #rachat #justice #procès #tim_sweeney #amazon #amazon_app_store

Gamasutra - Epic suggests Google once considered buying Epic Games to end Fortnite platform dispute
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/386410/Epic_suggests_Google_once_considered_buying_Epic_Games_to_end_Fortnite_pl

Google toyed with the idea of buying Fortnite developer Epic Games as the two companies butted heads over platform fees and payment methods.

As spotted by The Verge, newly unsealed (and freshly redacted) court filings submitted by Epic as part of its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Google indicate the tech giant considered purchasing Epic to effectively silence the company.

Les documents issus du procès d’Epic Games à l’encontre de Google concernant le niveau de commission de Google Play laissent à penser que le second aurait envisagé de racheter le premier pour le faire taire et le faire rentrer dans le rang.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #epic_games #google #google_play #jeu_vidéo_fortnite #rachat #mobile #justice #procès

Gamasutra - Focus Home Interactive acquires retro game studio Dotemu for $45.5 million
▻https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/386315/Focus_Home_Interactive_acquires_retro_game_studio_Dotemu_for_455_million.

French publisher Focus Home Interactive has acquired a majority stake in retro game developer Dotemu for €38.5 million ($45.5 million).

The deal will see Focus home acquire 77.5 percent of the share capital of Dotemu, which has helped reinvigorate vintage franchises by working on titles like Metal Slug Tactics, Streets of Rage 4, and Windjammers 2.

Rachat du développeur de jeux vidéo français « rétro » Dotemu par l’éditeur français Focus Home Interactive.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #focus_home_interactive #dotemu #rachat #business #achat #investissement #cyrille_imbert #christophe_nobileau

#7_minuti

À Yssingeaux (France), en 2012, une dizaine d’ouvrières sont appelées à se décider sur l’avenir de leur #fabrique, qui vient d’être cédée à une #multinationale du textile. Afin de conserver leur #emploi, elles doivent renoncer à #sept_minutes (sur les quinze normalement accordées) de #pause_déjeuner tous les jours : la décision est soumise au vote.

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#film #femmes #femmes_ouvrières #travail #industrie_textile #rachat #résistance #chômage #pause

Un avionneur pris dans les turbulences industrielles
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/270717/un-avionneur-pris-dans-les-turbulences-industrielles

Airbus a les plus grandes difficultés à faire face à tous ses développements lancés depuis dix ans. Le programme de l’A380 est plus que jamais menacé, celui de l’A400M est mal en point. Engagé dans une folle course aux commandes, sa rentabilité se dégrade mais les actionnaires n’en voient rien.

#International #Economie #A_380 #aéronautique #Airbus #avion #Boeing #rachats_d'actions #Toulouse

Comment les multinationales chinoises rachètent des terres agricoles en #France
▻https://reflets.info/comment-les-multinationales-chinoises-rachetent-des-terres-agricoles-en-fr

(partie 1) Le rachat de 1700 hectares de terres effectué dans l’Indre par la multinationale chinoise #Hong_Yang n’est pas passé entièrement inaperçu. Quelques articles sont sortis entre février et mai 2016, vaguement relayé par les chaînes de télévision, puis le sujet s’est effacé, et rien ne transpire depuis. Des informations plus ou moins fiables […]

#Economie #Monde #Accaparement_des_terres #Beijing_Reward #Fressange #Indre_chinois #Multinationales_agro-business #rachat_de_terres_chinois #Rachat_terres_agricoles

#Zend - Zend and #PHP News
▻http://www.zend.com/en/resources/news-and-events/newsroom/press/3683_rogue-wave-software-acquires-enterprise-php-leader-zend-acquisition-broad

Tags: Zend PHP #RogueSoftware #rachat #clevermarks