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’Marathon’ Video Game Director Barrett Was Ousted Over Inappropriate Behavior - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-28/-marathon-video-game-director-barrett-was-ousted-over-inappropriate-behav

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Chris Barrett, one of the top executives at one of the video game industry’s leading studios, was fired this spring after he was accused by several female employees of inappropriate behavior, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Bungie Lays Off 220 People, 17% Of Staff - Aftermath
▻https://aftermath.site/bungie-layoffs-destiny

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Destiny developer Bungie announced layoffs today, with plans to cut 220 people across the studio, which will include “most of our executive and senior leader roles.”

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Sony studio Firesprite has been shedding talent amidst accusations of toxic culture, staff say | Eurogamer.net
▻https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-studio-firesprite-has-been-shedding-talent-amidst-accusations-of-tox

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Most concerning are reports from sources that two senior leaders from Sony support studio XDev, brought in to help lead Firesprite, have since been accused of sexual discrimination and ageism. A subsequent internal investigation by Sony is said to have resulted in the claims being dismissed as a “misunderstanding”.

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PlayStation Laying Off 900 Across Insomniac, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla, And More, Closing London Studio - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/02/27/playstation-laying-off-900-across-insomniac-naughty-dog-guerrilla-and-

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced layoffs at various PlayStation first-party studios, including Insomniac Games (Marvel’s Spider-Man), Naughty Dog (The Last of Us Part II), Guerrilla Games (Horizon Forbidden West), and Firesprite. It is also closing London Studio, the team behind PlayStation VR’s Blood & Truth and VR Worlds. In a statement released by head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst, he seems to cite overgrowth as the reason for the layoffs. 

PlayStation’s Technology, Creative, and Support teams are also affected by these layoffs, according to Hulst. He writes, “These are in addition to some smaller reductions in other teams across PlayStation Studios.” These layoffs will result in an 8 percent reduction of staff, or around 900 people losing their jobs.

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Jason Schreier sur X : « BREAKING : PlayStation is laying off around 900 people across the world, the latest cut in a brutal 2024 for the video game industry » / X
▻https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1762463887369101350

Oscar Lemaire sur X : « On parle beaucoup de crise dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo en ce moment, je rappelle quand même que la division jeux vidéo de Sony, qui vient d’annoncer 900 licenciements, connaît un bénéfice 63% supérieur à ce qu’elle gagnait à la même époque dans le cycle de la PS4. » / X
▻https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/1762513609156972888

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X-Men, ventes sur Steam, futur de PlayStation : ce que le leak gigantesque d’Insomniac Games révèle
▻https://www.frandroid.com/marques/sony/1891605_x-men-ventes-sur-steam-futur-de-playstation-ce-que-le-leak-gigant

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Plus de 1,6 To de documents appartenant à Insomniac Games ont été publié sur le dark web. Un leak d’une ampleur jamais vue dans l’histoire du jeu vidéo, qui dévoile beaucoup d’informations confidentielles sur les développeurs de Spider-Man, Wolverine et Ratchet & Clank.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #insomniac_games #sony #jeu_vidéo_spider-man #jeu_vidéo_wolverine #jeu_vidéo_ratchet_and_clank #piratage #fuite #rançon

Sony’s Bungie Game Unit Cut Jobs as ‘Destiny 2’ Popularity Waned - Bloomberg-
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-31/sony-s-bungie-game-unit-cut-jobs-as-destiny-2-popularity-waned

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Bungie’s decision to cut an estimated 100 jobs from its staff of about 1,200 followed dire management warnings earlier this month of a sharp drop in the popularity of its flagship video game Destiny 2.

Just two weeks ago, executives at the Sony-owned game developer told employees that revenue was running 45% below projections for the year, according to people who attended the meeting.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #finance #bungie #sony #playstation #ressources_humaines #licenciements #naughty_dog #media_molecule #jim_ryan #pete_parsons

Sources: Media Molecule to layoff 15-20% of staff - Video Games on Sports Illustrated
▻https://videogames.si.com/news/media-molecule-layoffs

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The developer of Dreams and LittleBigPlanet announced the news in meetings with staff today

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Even The PS5 Studio Behind The Last Of Us Is Cutting Costs
▻https://kotaku.com/naughty-dog-ps5-playstation-sony-last-us-part-3-layoffs-1850893794

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The video game industry is currently facing a big wave of layoffs, and even contract developers at PlayStation first-party studio Naughty Dog aren’t immune. Kotaku has learned that the maker of hits like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Last of Us Part II has begun cutting contracts short for dozens of workers.

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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

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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

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

Qui sont réellement les acteurs du jeu vidéo ?
▻https://www.nextinpact.com/article/70387/qui-sont-reellement-acteurs-jeu-video

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Intéressons-nous à une industrie pesant 155 milliards d’euros en 2021 et probablement plus de 200 milliards en 2022. Un eldorado pour beaucoup d’autres territoires que le Japon, les États-Unis, l’Angleterre et la France, pays dans lesquels certains l’imaginent circonscrite. Petite information utile pour l’article et qui fera rager les gamers : en 2021, le jeu mobile représente plus de part de marché que les consoles et PC… réunis.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #finance #nintendo #sony #microsoft #console_switch #console_playstation #console_xbox #mobile #tencent #netease #nexon #apple #google

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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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).

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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

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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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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.

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Tencent shifts focus to majority deals, overseas gaming assets for growth | Reuters
▻https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/tencent-shifts-focus-majority-deals-overseas-gaming-assets-growth-sources-2

Tencent Holding Ltd (0700.HK) has for years invested in hundreds of up-and-coming businesses, mainly in the onshore market. It has typically acquired minority stakes and stayed invested as a passive financial investor.

However, it is now aggressively seeking to own majority or even controlling stakes in overseas targets, notably in gaming assets in Europe, the four people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The shift comes as the world’s number one gaming firm by revenue is counting on global markets for its future growth, which requires a strong portfolio of chart-topping games, the sources aid.

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