#activisionblizzard — Public Fediverse posts

Marathon and Destiny developer Bungie underperformed last year, causing a $765 million impairment loss for PlayStation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-marathon-destiny-765-million-impairment-loss-sony

Call of Duty 2026 Won’t Be On Last-gen

It’s official, folks; this year’s Call of Duty game will not be available on PS4, and presumably not on Xbox One, either. This will be the first time since Call of Duty: Ghosts that a new CoD game won’t launch on PS4.

Confirmation game from the official Call of Duty X account when it decided to address recent rumours that this years CoD was being playtested on PS4.

https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/2051391506699678107?s=20

“Not sure where this one started, but it’s not true. The next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4”, said the account.

It doesn’t mention it, but presumably if the game isn’t being developed for PS4 then there won’t be an Xbox One version, either.

Last-gen consoles still have a stronger playerbase than you might expect. Last year Sony stated that as of mid-2025, PS5 monthly users had finally surpassed those using PS4. In other words, that’s a lot of potential sales that Call of Duty is missing out on, especially since the last couple of entries haven’t done so well on the sales front.

But the good news is that by ditching last-gen, the new games should have more room to spread their wings technologically speaking. At least, that’s the hope.

Monkey want #AAA #gaming industry die. When? Plz. They must burn so monkey can have good games again. Monkey poke bubble - hope it bursts. Monkey want #Ubisoft, #EA, #Bethesda and #ActivisionBlizzard burn - because evil monkeys.

The (Overdue) Collapse of AAA Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3yWpDmRXk8

Examples of Damage Control in Gaming: What’s in a Face?
Overwatch fans had more constructive criticism about Anran’s face, which led to a positive result all around.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/04/examples-of-damage-control-in-gaming-whats-in-a-face/
#ActivisionBlizzard #Blizzard #ExamplesOfDamageControlInGaming #Overwatch #Overwatch2 #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

This week on Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast, Josh Finney and I break down Project Helix, the rumored next-generation Xbox console that could merge your existing Xbox library with your PC gaming library—potentially pulling titles from the Microsoft Store, Steam, Epic Games, and more into one ecosystem.

#XboxCasuals #XboxPodcast #XboxGameStudios #Xbox #ProjectHelix #PCGaming #Bethesda #ActivisionBlizzard #XboxSeriesX #XboxSeriesS #XboxGamePass

https://youtu.be/uT-sF-dUtoc?si=JVbPIrPl81zdcuq4

"You've got to shut this down" - Jeff Kaplan recalls the "disaster" of Blizzard MMO Titan's development

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/jeff-kaplan-warned-blizzard-titan-mmo

This week on Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast, Josh Finney and I break down Project Helix, the rumored next-generation Xbox console that could merge your existing Xbox library with your PC gaming library—potentially pulling titles from the Microsoft Store, Steam, Epic Games, and more into one ecosystem.

#XboxCasuals #XboxPodcast #XboxGameStudios #Xbox #ProjectHelix #PCGaming #Bethesda #ActivisionBlizzard #XboxSeriesX #XboxSeriesS #XboxGamePass

https://youtu.be/uT-sF-dUtoc?si=JVbPIrPl81zdcuq4

Call of Duty co-founder claims Activision put "very awkward pressure" on Infinity Ward to make a game about Iran invading Israel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-co-founder-claims-activision-put-very-awkward-pressure-on-infinity-ward-to-make-a-game-about-iran-invading-israel

Call of Duty co-founder claims Activision put "very awkward pressure" on Infinity Ward to make a game about Iran invading Israel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-co-founder-claims-activision-put-very-awkward-pressure-on-infinity-ward-to-make-a-game-about-iran-invading-israel

What we've been playing - "This career is all I ever wanted to do"

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-this-career-is-all-i-ever-wanted-to-do

What we've been playing - "I'll never see those oaty treats in the mess the same way again"

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-oaty-treats

What we've been playing - "I'll never see those oaty treats in the mess the same way again"

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-oaty-treats

Cognition Dissemination: Black Ops 7’s AI Use Is Unacceptable
Too many are set to accept it, though.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/11/cognition-dissemination-black-ops-7s-ai-use-is-unacceptable/
#ActivisionBlizzard #CallOfDutyBlackOps7 #CognitionDissemination #Microsoft #RavenSoftware #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Cognition Dissemination: Black Ops 7’s AI Use Is Unacceptable
Too many are set to accept it, though.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/11/cognition-dissemination-black-ops-7s-ai-use-is-unacceptable/
#ActivisionBlizzard #CallOfDutyBlackOps7 #CognitionDissemination #Microsoft #RavenSoftware #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Cognition Dissemination: Black Ops 7’s AI Use Is Unacceptable
Too many are set to accept it, though.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/11/cognition-dissemination-black-ops-7s-ai-use-is-unacceptable/
#ActivisionBlizzard #CallOfDutyBlackOps7 #CognitionDissemination #Microsoft #RavenSoftware #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Cognition Dissemination: Black Ops 7’s AI Use Is Unacceptable
Too many are set to accept it, though.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/11/cognition-dissemination-black-ops-7s-ai-use-is-unacceptable/
#ActivisionBlizzard #CallOfDutyBlackOps7 #CognitionDissemination #Microsoft #RavenSoftware #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Cognition Dissemination: Black Ops 7’s AI Use Is Unacceptable
Too many are set to accept it, though.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/11/cognition-dissemination-black-ops-7s-ai-use-is-unacceptable/
#ActivisionBlizzard #CallOfDutyBlackOps7 #CognitionDissemination #Microsoft #RavenSoftware #VideoGames #XboxGameStudios

Former Call of Duty lead "immensely worried" about series under Microsoft

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/former-call-of-duty-lead-immensely-worried-about-series-under-microsoft

There has been a LOT of human job losses due to #AI in the #GameDevelopment industry. Good to see folks taking a stand!

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what #ActivisionBlizzard's newly unionised employees want from #Microsoft

A big development.

By Connor Makar, Published on Aug. 22, 2025

Excerpt: "[Scott Alsworth from the #UK's #IWGB Union] credits the increase in #unionisation efforts to several factors: #TechnologicalDisplacement (especially poignant with the push for #AI), a greater number of #WorkingClass people joining the video game industry who bring a greater awareness of unionisation, and a response to the state of the industry as a whole."

Read more:
https://www.eurogamer.net/pay-rises-ai-regulation-and-layoff-protection-what-activision-blizzards-newly-unionised-employees-want-from-microsoft

#Unionise #Unionize #GameDevelopment #AISucks #JobDisplacement #HumanJobs #VideoGames #VideoGamingNews

There has been a LOT of human job losses due to #AI in the #GameDevelopment industry. Good to see folks taking a stand!

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what #ActivisionBlizzard's newly unionised employees want from #Microsoft

A big development.

By Connor Makar, Published on Aug. 22, 2025

Excerpt: "[Scott Alsworth from the #UK's #IWGB Union] credits the increase in #unionisation efforts to several factors: #TechnologicalDisplacement (especially poignant with the push for #AI), a greater number of #WorkingClass people joining the video game industry who bring a greater awareness of unionisation, and a response to the state of the industry as a whole."

Read more:
https://www.eurogamer.net/pay-rises-ai-regulation-and-layoff-protection-what-activision-blizzards-newly-unionised-employees-want-from-microsoft

#Unionise #Unionize #GameDevelopment #AISucks #JobDisplacement #HumanJobs #VideoGames #VideoGamingNews

There has been a LOT of human job losses due to #AI in the #GameDevelopment industry. Good to see folks taking a stand!

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what #ActivisionBlizzard's newly unionised employees want from #Microsoft

A big development.

By Connor Makar, Published on Aug. 22, 2025

Excerpt: "[Scott Alsworth from the #UK's #IWGB Union] credits the increase in #unionisation efforts to several factors: #TechnologicalDisplacement (especially poignant with the push for #AI), a greater number of #WorkingClass people joining the video game industry who bring a greater awareness of unionisation, and a response to the state of the industry as a whole."

Read more:
https://www.eurogamer.net/pay-rises-ai-regulation-and-layoff-protection-what-activision-blizzards-newly-unionised-employees-want-from-microsoft

#Unionise #Unionize #GameDevelopment #AISucks #JobDisplacement #HumanJobs #VideoGames #VideoGamingNews

There has been a LOT of human job losses due to #AI in the #GameDevelopment industry. Good to see folks taking a stand!

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what #ActivisionBlizzard's newly unionised employees want from #Microsoft

A big development.

By Connor Makar, Published on Aug. 22, 2025

Excerpt: "[Scott Alsworth from the #UK's #IWGB Union] credits the increase in #unionisation efforts to several factors: #TechnologicalDisplacement (especially poignant with the push for #AI), a greater number of #WorkingClass people joining the video game industry who bring a greater awareness of unionisation, and a response to the state of the industry as a whole."

Read more:
https://www.eurogamer.net/pay-rises-ai-regulation-and-layoff-protection-what-activision-blizzards-newly-unionised-employees-want-from-microsoft

#Unionise #Unionize #GameDevelopment #AISucks #JobDisplacement #HumanJobs #VideoGames #VideoGamingNews

There has been a LOT of human job losses due to #AI in the #GameDevelopment industry. Good to see folks taking a stand!

Pay rises, AI regulation, and layoff protection: what #ActivisionBlizzard's newly unionised employees want from #Microsoft

A big development.

By Connor Makar, Published on Aug. 22, 2025

Excerpt: "[Scott Alsworth from the #UK's #IWGB Union] credits the increase in #unionisation efforts to several factors: #TechnologicalDisplacement (especially poignant with the push for #AI), a greater number of #WorkingClass people joining the video game industry who bring a greater awareness of unionisation, and a response to the state of the industry as a whole."

Read more:
https://www.eurogamer.net/pay-rises-ai-regulation-and-layoff-protection-what-activision-blizzards-newly-unionised-employees-want-from-microsoft

#Unionise #Unionize #GameDevelopment #AISucks #JobDisplacement #HumanJobs #VideoGames #VideoGamingNews

Cognition Dissemination: The Announcements of Evo Japan 2025
A lower-key event brings lower-key (but still nice) announcem
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/05/cognition-dissemination-the-announcements-of-evo-japan-2025/
#Editorials #Videogames #ActivisionBlizzard #ArcSystemWorks #BandaiNamco #Capcom #CognitionDissemination #CyGames #GranblueFantasyVersusRising #GuiltyGearStrive #Overwatch2 #RyuGaGotokuStudio #Sega #StreetFighter6 #Tekken8 #VideoGames #VirtuaFighter2026 #VirtuaFighter5REVO

L'ouvrage Play Nice de Jason Schreier diffère un peu de ses deux précédents, qui proposaient des chapitres relativement indépendants consacrés à chaque fois à des jeux ou des studios différents.

Cette fois, il retrace l'histoire de #Blizzard (puis l'histoire de Blizzard au sein d'#Activision Blizzard), jeu après jeu, service après service, sur la base de 350 entretiens.

C'est bien mené, on saisit comment l'entreprise et ses valeurs évoluent dans le temps (en tout cas comment JS voit les choses, lui qui parfois ne se gêne pas pour répéter souvent la même allusion, par exemple l'influence de l'annulation du jeu Titan) et ça se lit très facilement. Par contre, scientifiquement c'est du matériel très compliqué à utiliser car extrêmement mal sourcé, avec des raccourcis quasi-téléologiques, et quelques méchants tout désignés (qui le méritent, mais ça aurait valu la peine de mieux le documenter) et semblent utilisés par facilité pour faire avancer le propos.

Comme d'habitude, j'adore lire Schreier, mais il faut savoir revenir à un paradigme plus exigeant une fois le livre reposé.

Edit: quelques morceaux choisis ⬇️

#PlayNice #JasonSchreier #ActivisionBlizzard

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 ya está disponible

https://powerups.es/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-ya-esta-disponible/

#Noticias #ActivisionBlizzard #BlackOps6 #CallOfDuty #ModoZombis #multijugador

Glitch SBC, stylized as GLITCH, is an American software and video game development company based in #MinneapolisMinnesota specializing in original titles, player insights and the publishing of #indieGames. GLITCH was founded in 2013 by Evva Karr and Nicolaas VanMeerten. Karr previously worked in publishing and strategic partnerships for #RiotGames and #ActivisionBlizzard Media Network.

Glitch SBC, stylized as GLITCH, is an American software and video game development company based in #MinneapolisMinnesota specializing in original titles, player insights and the publishing of #indieGames. GLITCH was founded in 2013 by Evva Karr and Nicolaas VanMeerten. Karr previously worked in publishing and strategic partnerships for #RiotGames and #ActivisionBlizzard Media Network.

Glitch SBC, stylized as GLITCH, is an American software and video game development company based in #MinneapolisMinnesota specializing in original titles, player insights and the publishing of #indieGames. GLITCH was founded in 2013 by Evva Karr and Nicolaas VanMeerten. Karr previously worked in publishing and strategic partnerships for #RiotGames and #ActivisionBlizzard Media Network.

Glitch SBC, stylized as GLITCH, is an American software and video game development company based in #MinneapolisMinnesota specializing in original titles, player insights and the publishing of #indieGames. GLITCH was founded in 2013 by Evva Karr and Nicolaas VanMeerten. Karr previously worked in publishing and strategic partnerships for #RiotGames and #ActivisionBlizzard Media Network.

TelevisaUnivision CEO Wade Davis Out As Ex-Activision Blizzard Boss Daniel Alegre Takes Over ASAP
#Executives #News #ActivisionBlizzard #JorgeRamos #TelevisaUnivision #Univision #WadeDavis

https://deadline.com/2024/09/televisaunivision-wade-davis-out-new-ceo-1236093870/

World of Warcraft is 20 this year. Since 2005, fans of the game have gathered annually in Anaheim, Calif., for the BlizzCon convention. But this year, Activision Blizzard says the event is canceled and while the game maker says it'll be back, fans aren't so sure. The BBC spoke to the company's Holly Longdale, a VP, and the game's associate design director, Maria Hamilton, about what's next for WoW after the Microsoft acquisition of Activision, plans to deal with toxic speech and behavior in the game, and more.

https://flip.it/ULCfAd

#Gaming #VideoGames #ActivisionBlizzard #BlizzCon #WorldofWarcraft

Didn't know until now that #Blizzcon 2024 was cancelled.

I was expecting them to show... mmm... so that's why they cancelled it. 😆

#Activision #ActivisionBlizzard #Microsoft #ABK #Blizzcon2024 #Blizzard #Videogames #Gaming

I don't think Phil is going to "kill" Xbox. Quite the contrary, if it wasn't for him, Xbox would have become the new SEGA.

The goal is still the same: focus on content rather than hardware. It made sense in 2010s, still is, but not in the future.

For that, the ABK acquisition is corner stone given their active franchises.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/opinion/phil-spencer-long-cast-as-xboxs-saviour-may-be-remembered-as-the-man-who-killed-it/

#Microsoft #Xbox #PhilSpencer #Activision #ActivisionBlizzard #ABK

Bobby, go home! We don't want anything from you!

Bobby Kotick interested in buying TikTok - Desk Chair Analysts

https://dcanalysts.net/bobby-kotick-interested-in-buying-tiktok/

#BobbyKotick #ByteDance #China #Microsoft #ActivisionBlizzard #TikTok #USCongress #Tech #SocialMedia #DCA

Bobby, go home! We don't want anything from you!

Bobby Kotick interested in buying TikTok - Desk Chair Analysts

https://dcanalysts.net/bobby-kotick-interested-in-buying-tiktok/

#BobbyKotick #ByteDance #China #Microsoft #ActivisionBlizzard #TikTok #USCongress #Tech #SocialMedia #DCA

Bobby, go home! We don't want anything from you!

Bobby Kotick interested in buying TikTok - Desk Chair Analysts

https://dcanalysts.net/bobby-kotick-interested-in-buying-tiktok/

#BobbyKotick #ByteDance #China #Microsoft #ActivisionBlizzard #TikTok #USCongress #Tech #SocialMedia #DCA

Has Donald Trump been moonlighting as #BobbyKotick?

https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-xbox-controversy-1851133675

#Activision #Blizzard #ActivisionBlizzard #ActiBlizz

Has Donald Trump been moonlighting as #BobbyKotick?

https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-xbox-controversy-1851133675

#Activision #Blizzard #ActivisionBlizzard #ActiBlizz

Bobby Kotick se va de Activision Blizzard https://www.dekazeta.net/bobby-kotick-se-va-de-activision-blizzard/

#BobbyKotick #ActivisionBlizzard #Activision #Gaming #Xbox #Microsoft #Videojuegos #Videogames

Bobby Kotick se va de Activision Blizzard https://www.dekazeta.net/bobby-kotick-se-va-de-activision-blizzard/

#BobbyKotick #ActivisionBlizzard #Activision #Gaming #Xbox #Microsoft #Videojuegos #Videogames

Trudno przewidzieć efekty tej zmiany, natomiast w Activision Blizzard nie będzie już Bobby'ego Koticka i kilkoro innych wysoko postawionych osób.

https://pograne.eu/activision-blizzard-pod-nowym-kierownictwem/

#Pograne #Giereczkowo #Gry #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick

Trudno przewidzieć efekty tej zmiany, natomiast w Activision Blizzard nie będzie już Bobby'ego Koticka i kilkoro innych wysoko postawionych osób.

https://pograne.eu/activision-blizzard-pod-nowym-kierownictwem/

#Pograne #Giereczkowo #Gry #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick

Trudno przewidzieć efekty tej zmiany, natomiast w Activision Blizzard nie będzie już Bobby'ego Koticka i kilkoro innych wysoko postawionych osób.

https://pograne.eu/activision-blizzard-pod-nowym-kierownictwem/

#Pograne #Giereczkowo #Gry #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick To Step Down At Year End After Game Giant’s Sale To Microsoft
#News #ActivisionBlizzard #Bobbykotick #Microsoft #Xbox

https://deadline.com/2023/12/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-stepping-down-after-microsoft-sale-1235679237/

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick To Step Down At Year End After Game Giant’s Sale To Microsoft
#News #ActivisionBlizzard #Bobbykotick #Microsoft #Xbox

https://deadline.com/2023/12/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-stepping-down-after-microsoft-sale-1235679237/

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick To Step Down At Year End After Game Giant’s Sale To Microsoft
#News #ActivisionBlizzard #Bobbykotick #Microsoft #Xbox

https://deadline.com/2023/12/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-stepping-down-after-microsoft-sale-1235679237/

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Plans to Depart Company on Dec. 29
#Business #Digital #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-exit-1235766955/

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Plans to Depart Company on Dec. 29
#Business #Digital #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-exit-1235766955/

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Plans to Depart Company on Dec. 29
#Business #Digital #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-exit-1235766955/