Microsoft's gaming unit wants to invest in its Minecraft franchise and expand through partnerships, including in China.

One of the last lawsuits opposing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard has been dismissed. The case in question, Dante DeMartini et al v. Microsoft, U.S. District Court, Northern District of ...

Microsoft has signed an agreement with Sony to keep the Call of Duty video game series on the PlayStation console after the ...

A former Activision Blizzard executive is suing the company for age discrimination, according to lawsuit filed on Jan. 2. James Reid Venable, a 57-year-old former senior director of business ...

Microsoft spent a large chunk of time–and cash–acquiring new studios throughout the 2010s and 2020s, but its biggest move was the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023.

Bobby Kotick, the longtime CEO of video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard, will resign on Dec. 29. The move follows the company's acquisition by Microsoft, which closed in October for $68 billion ...

Close to one year ago, Microsoft’s acquisition of the video game company Activision Blizzard was finalized. The $68 billion deal was and is the largest video game acquisition ever. Beforehand, that ...

Microsoft is laying off around 1,900 employees in its gaming division just weeks after completing its $69 billion acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard. Phil Spencer, the CEO of ...

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Activision Blizzard will pay $54.9 million to settle a lawsuit by California’s Civil Rights Department alleging a pattern of pay and promotion practices that discriminated against women. The ...

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will officially step down on December 29. Going forward, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer will oversee Activision Blizzard. Some of Activision’s leadership ...

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will leave the company on December 29 after 32 years, and remaining Activision Blizzard executives such as Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra, Activision ...