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Microsoft job cuts continue, company lays off hundreds of employees in Xbox gaming division
Microsoft has announced layoffs in its Xbox gaming division, affecting corporate and support roles.…
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I ate all 29 Blizzards at Dairy Queen and ranked the flavors from worst to best
The chain hit record sales in 2021 and is still considered one of the leading dessert and snack cha…
Savanna Swain-Wilson
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Millions across China are having an absolutely miserable time as blizzards snare their annual cross-country exodus
Freezing rain and blizzards have left people in China stranded at highways and train stations as th…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal
Microsoft has received final approval from the UK's CMA to complete the blockbuster acquisition, br…
Kai Xiang Teo
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Microsoft could buy Activision Blizzard by the end of the week. Here's what that means for 'Call of Duty.'
Microsoft could soon own Activision Blizzard, and Activision's president thinks that's good for "Ca…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI, closing the Activision Blizzard deal, and his best business decision so far
Satya Nadella sat down with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner to talk OpenAI, cricket, and his bigg…
Mathias Döpfner
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Warren Buffett cashed in his monster bet on Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard - but left some money on the table
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its Activision stake last quarter, meaning it likel…
Theron Mohamed
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Activision Blizzard jumps 11% after judge rules Microsoft can buy the video game publisher in a win over FTC
A judge on Tuesday cleared the way for Microsoft's mammoth deal to buy the video game publisher in …
Max Adams
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Microsoft is facing another hurdle in closing a $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard: a new FTC lawsuit
Microsoft needs to close its nearly $70 billion deal to buy Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard …
Associated Press
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The FTC is suing to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard
Responding to the FTC's legal challenge, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said calling the deal…
Sarah Jackson
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The activist investor group calling for the ouster of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly sounding the alarm on his massive payout from the Microsoft deal
"Now that I think it's highly likely that he will retire once the deal is through, what are the acc…
Isabelle Lee
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Activision Blizzard falls as FTC says it is suing to stop Microsoft's takeover of the gaming giant
"Microsoft has already shown that it can and will withhold content from its gaming rivals," FTC Bur…
Jennifer Sor
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Activision Blizzard sinks 10% as the UK blocks Microsoft's $69 billion buyout on fears it could harm cloud gaming competition
Microsoft said it will appeal the UK competition authority's decision, which reflects a "flawed und…
Carla Mozée
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Activision falls 7% after report says CEO knew of sexual-misconduct allegations for years
"The Board remains confident that Bobby Kotick appropriately addressed workplace issues brought to …
Matthew Fox
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition will boost its Metaverse plans
When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world's third-largest gaming company by…
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Activision's market value is still 14% below what Microsoft plans to pay for it — and that suggests investors don't think the deal will get done
Also on Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department began rewriting merger gui…
Matthew Fox
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'Call of Duty' won't leave PlayStation after the Microsoft-Activision deal closes, Xbox head confirms
Don't worry, PlayStation gamers: It sounds like Xbox isn't pulling "Call of Duty" from your console…
Ben Gilbert
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Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 delays spark 17% decline in Activision Blizzard stock
"It has become apparent that some of the Blizzard content planned for next year will benefit from m…
Matthew Fox
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Microsoft says it won't fight labor unions as it takes a different approach from other tech companies
Microsoft's new approach comes amid its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which now houses the vi…
Weilun Soon
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Shareholders allege Activision CEO rushed Microsoft's $68.7 billion buyout to 'escape liability' from misconduct at the company: lawsuit
The New York City-based pension funds, who are shareholders, claimed the rushed deal undervalued Ac…