Microsoft Lays Off 1900 Video Game Division Employees
Welcome to January 2024. According to IGN, Microsoft plans to lay off 1900 employees from their video game division. If true, this will make a total of 5,800 layoffs across….
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Overwatch League Officially Done; Blizzard Moving In “New Direction”
It’s over! Yes, it’s true. Blizard has decided, after 6 years, to end their official Overwatch League. While competitive Overwatch (2) will continue, you will no longer be blitzed with….
Microsoft To Sell Activision Blizzard Cloud Gaming Rights To Ubisoft To Facilitate UK Approval Of Merger
Wonder what the FTC will do? In a bid to obtain approval of the merger in the UK, Microsoft has announced plans to sell the cloud gaming rights to Activision….
Judge Decides In Favor Of Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Deal Okayed To Go Forward In U.S.
Still don’t understand the fixation on cloud gaming. A California judge has ruled in favor of Microsoft in their most recent case preventing their merger with Activision Blizzard. While they….
Overwatch 2 Canceled Hero Mode, Only To Turn Around And Sell PvE Campaigns For $15 Each
Also, Sojourn is still broken. Yes, it’s true. Just a month after killing off Hero Mode, the PvE mode that allowed you to customize characters and missions and experience a….
FTC Launches Suit To Block Microsoft/Activision Deal
Looks like only the EU is okay with it. The Federal Trade Commission has sued to, temporarily at least, block the Microsoft/Activision merger. Filed Monday in San Francisco, the suit….
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard Deal Approved By The EU
One down, two to go. The absolutely massive Activison Blizzard purchase by Microsoft cleared its first major hurdle. The EU has approved of the deal going forward. This comes a….
Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Blocked By The UK
You’ll never guess the reason why. So that huge merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard? Well, that’s not happening now… or at leas, for the time being it won’t. Because….
Microstoft Seals 10-Year Deal To Bring Call of Duty To The Switch
Or, probably, its successor. While the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is still ongoing, Microsoft hasn’t sat on their laurels. That said, the back and forth between Microsoft and Sony is….
Overwatch 1 Ends Service October 2nd
27 hours of freedom. In an interview with Eurogamer, Blizzard has confirmed that the service for Overwatch will end on October 2nd this year. This is, however, October 2nd in….
Unreleased Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans Gets Fan Remaster
Happy Halloween ladies! You might remember, years ago, how the unfinished point-and-click adventure game Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans leaked online. It was very nearly finished before it got….
Overwatch 2 To Replace The First Game Entirely
You won’t even be able to play it. In what is the latest in a long line of bad decisions for Activision Blizzard, Overwatch 2 will be replacing the original….