"Microsoft is accusing the PlayStation manufacturer of preventing developers from adding games to Xbox’s subscription service"

BREAKING: Activision Blizzard is being sued by a deceased employee’s family, who claim that sexual harassment was a “significant factor” _...Read More_

"Activision Blizzard Inc. will delay a Call of Duty game that had been planned for next year, the first time the franchise will be without an annual mainline release in nearly two decades, according to people familiar with the plan."

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"In this week’s newsletter: farming, city planning, even golf – I admit I find games about unbelievably boring activities addictive"

>"Bungie and Activision announced today that the companies are bringing their Destiny publishing partnership to an end. Bungie will acquire publishing and IP rights to the Destiny franchise."

NEW: Activision Blizzard has not responded to workers' request to recognize their union. The 6PM ET deadline has passed. Now workers plan to file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Our full story here:

“This is the next step in a process that has been carefully considered and in the works for some time, and this structure brings Raven into _...Read More_

"The Game Workers Alliance represents workers at Raven Software, a studio owned by Activision Blizzard where some employees walked out in early December to protest work conditions."

>"Suspicious US regulators and a problematic culture at the video game firm need to be overcome to realise AR vision"

Cornell professor of labor and employment law Risa Lieberwitz said the Microsoft acquisition should not impact Activision Blizzard employees’ current efforts to unionize, since the movement is still in its early stages. More context here:

"More than 30 quality assurance testers at Activision Blizzard-run RavenSoftware have formally asked management to recognize their union."

It is inevitable now that when a big tech company makes a significant, strategic decision — like Microsoft’s plan to spend $70 billion on the video game giant Activision Blizzard — it invokes the metaverse.