The Rich Old Men Who Want to Buy TikTok
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he’s putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it’s not for sale, but the app…
Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Activision Blizzard, Xbox Staff One Day After $3 Trillion Valuation
Microsoft laid 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge on Thursday, with a majority of the layoffs hitting its newly acquired Activision…
Bobby Kotick leaves Activation Blizzard next week amid Xbox shake ups
An internal memo from Microsoft confirmed that Bobby Kotick, the controversial CEO of Activision Blizzard, will leave the company on December 29. Bobby Kotick has been CEO of Activision Blizzard…
Microsoft Finally Completes Activision Blizzard Deal
Microsoft finalized its purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion after it received approval from UK regulators on Friday. The Xbox maker’s acquisition of the gaming company known for…
Activision Hashed Out Details on a Nintendo Switch 2 In Closed-Door Meeting
The ongoing FTC v. Microsoft court battle over the tech giant’s $68.7 billion Activision merger isn’t going the way the Federal Trade Commission nor antitrust activists would necessarily like it…
Hearing Over Microsoft’s Takeover of Activision Blizzard Begins, With Bigwigs Set to Testify
Microsoft’s $68.7 billion bid to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard has arrived in court. An evidentiary hearing that pits both tech giants against the Federal Trade Commission began at…
Activision’s workplace scandal led to Microsoft acquisition
Microsoft reportedly began its Activision Blizzard acquisition conversations days after misconduct reports regarding the latter.