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Activision Blizzard Looks To Convert Temporary Staff To Full Time Roles

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) looks to convert 1,100 U.S.-based temporary and contingent quality assurance workers of some divisions to full-time employees, starting July 1, Reuters reports. Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) acquisition target looks to raise the minimum hourly wages for the employees from the Activision Publishing and Blizzard divisions to $20 or more and offer them…

Benzinga

Activision Blizzard staff strike after studio drops vaccine requirement

A number of Activision Blizzard staff have chosen to strike in protest of the publisher ending a vaccination requirement for in-office workers.

Input

The title of World of Warcraft’s next expansion may have leaked

Website updates might reveal what's next for the MMORPG.

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Activision Blizzard to pay $18 million to victims of harassment and discrimination

Activision Blizzard agreed to set up an $18-million fund for employees who experienced sexual harassment or discrimination, pregnancy discrimination or retaliation as part of a settlement with a federal employment agency on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Diablo 4 will have five regions and hundreds of gothic dungeons

Blizzard reveals ambitious plans for the action RPG adventure.

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Diablo Immortal has no release date despite App Store listing

Pre-registration information on iOS causes some confusion regarding the mobile spinoff.

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Activision Blizzard faces another sexual harassment lawsuit

The suit was filed on Wednesday by Attorney Lisa Bloom.

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Blizzard hopes Overwatch 2’s ping system will combat toxicity

The much-requested feature may reduce ugly mic chatter.

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The TIE Secures $9M Funding Round At $100M Valuation

The TIE announced the closure of a $9 million strategic Series A led by Blizzard, an Avalanche-focused venture capital fund.

Benzinga

25 Best free PC games to play in 2026

From 2XKO to Fortnite, the best free PC games of 2026 offer huge experiences in exchange for absolutely nothing

GamesRadar

Blizzard is bringing Warcraft to mobile

Everyone has phones, after all.

USA Today Sports Media Group

If You Invested $1,000 In Activision When It Acquired Blizzard, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

One of the big headlines last week was the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT).

Benzinga

Activision employees on restructuring: "Union-busting is their goal"

Workers at Raven Software, an Activision Blizzard studio, recently formed a union, and they allege that the company's recent actions amount to deliberate union-busting.

Inverse

Blizzard announces it’s working on survival game set in a new universe

New year, new IP.

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The Conversation

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard: with the video game industry under new management, what's going to change?

In 1979, a group of disgruntled Atari employees decided to quit and create their own company. Activision was the world’s first “third-party” game development company, producing and publishing titles for other companies’ platforms.

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Xbox boss wants to revive Guitar Hero and other classic Activision Blizzard franchises

Phil Spencer misses Hexen too.

Inverse

Activision employees on Microsoft deal: “We’re gonna be lost in the shuffle.”

Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard is the biggest acquisition gaming has ever seen, and employees at the latter have mixed thoughts on what it means.

Los Angeles Times

Why Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal could mean better games

Few things are as perpetually uncool as a tech behemoth, but this week Microsoft gets to play the role of savior.

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Microsoft takeover of Call of Duty maker wipes $20bn off Sony shares

Investors react to possibility that Playstation and subscription service will lose Activision Blizzard games

Input

What will (probably) happen to Activision Blizzard's best franchises?

Microsoft must heed the 'Call of Duty.'

PC Gamer

World of Warcraft class guide: Choose the best class for you

Here's an overview of the classes and their specialisations.

GamesRadar

Best games like Runescape to escape from the world with

10 games like Runescape to scratch that MMORPG itch in 2025, from Diablo 4 to The Elder Scrolls Online

PC Gamer

The worst launches in PC gaming history

Concord is the latest game to fall face-first over the starting line.

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