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Video game giant Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) made lots of headlines Wednesday with shares falling in response to an announcement that its pending acquisition by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was being blocked by regulators in the United Kingdom. As shares sold off Wednesday,...

Video game giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year financial results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Activision Blizzard reported fourth-quarter GAAP net revenue of $2.33 billion, down from $2.16 billion year-...

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) delayed and cancelled the last couple BlizzCon events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now pausing plans for the next one.  What Happened: Blizzard announced Tuesday it is pausing the next BlizzCon. “We’ve decided to take a step back...

The departures of leading game developers and creators continues for Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI). The latest departure could impact one of the company’s highest anticipated games. What Happened: Overwatch Executive Producer Chacko Sonny is leaving Blizzard Entertainment. He...

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) has been in the spotlight in recent weeks with the company accused of sexual harassment and a “frat boy” work environment. The company announced changes to its management team Tuesday. What Happened: Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra were...

The Esports Observer reports ESPN is shutting down its esports division. What Happened: “We have made the difficult decision to cease operations for our dedicated daily esports editorial and content,” ESPN told The Esports Observer. The announcement follows Walt Disney Co's...

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) announced a multi-year deal with the professional esports league Overwatch late Thursday. The deal will introduce IBM’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities, including its natural language processing and...

Immortals Gaming Club has partnered with Nerd Street Gamers to host multi-day esports camps for kids. The ones attending will have the opportunity to take lessons from professional players in titles like Riot Games' "League of Legends" and Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI...

In a list that has continued to grow since Jay "Sinatraa" Won announced his retirement from the Overwatch League, more players are expressing their concerns about the state of the league while others are jumping ship. Frustration within the league and practices within specific...

Overwatch League professional Jay "Sinatraa" Won surprised many when he announced his retirement from the OWL to focus on Riot Games' new FPS title "VALORANT." More "Overwatch" players could be jumping ship as well. Popular streamer "Redshell" claimed...

Jay "Sinatraa" Won, a major face of the Overwatch League in the West, has retired from the OWL to pursue "VALORANT." The 2019 Overwatch World Cup champion has left San Francisco Shock to compete in "VALORANT" with esports organization Sentinels. Rumors first circulated...

The video game industry is rewarding new and different ideas rather than copycats, and those companies that can hit on the next new thing – the next “Fortnite”, for example, but not another “Fortnite” – will be the winners as the next generation gets going, MKM...