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Activision Accused Of Illegally Firing QA Testers Over Remote Work Protest
2The Communications Workers of America (CWA) have today filed charges against publisher Activision — a company with a long track record of alleged union-busting — claiming the publisher violated several workplace laws in relation to the firing of two QA testers.
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Microsoft President Is Carrying That Giant Sony Call Of Duty Deal In Pocket, Weirdly
Earlier today, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox boss Phil Spencer talked briefly to the media about its ongoing attempt to consume Activision Blizzard King, continuing once again to act like the larger spat is mostly about Call of Duty. At one point, Smith said he was carrying a contract with him that would keep…
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Sony Accuses Microsoft Of ‘Harassment’ In Court Battle
The struggles to get Microsoft’s proposed $US69 ($96) billion purchase of Activision Blizzard over the line aren’t just playing out at government watchdogs and in the public eye, but in courtrooms as well. And in one of those battlegrounds, Microsoft is making demands of its rival Sony that the latter say constitute “obvious harassment”.
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The Saga Of Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard Just Took A Wild Turn
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick recently went on TV to say the UK would become “Death Valley” if it didn’t approve his company’s $US69 billion ($AU99.5 billion) sale to Microsoft. We now know why. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority announced provisional findings on Wednesday that the deal would threaten competition in the gaming market,…