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The Drummer From The Police Has A Weird Bobby Kotick Story

4 months ago

The Drummer From The Police Has A Weird Bobby Kotick Story

Luke Plunkett

1

Activision Stock Shenanigans Being Investigated By Justice Department, SEC

4 months ago

Activision Stock Shenanigans Being Investigated By Justice Department, SEC

Luke Plunkett

Parents Sue Call Of Duty Maker, Alleging Sexual Harassment Led To Daughter’s Suicide

4 months ago

Parents Sue Call Of Duty Maker, Alleging Sexual Harassment Led To Daughter’s Suicide

Ethan Gach

1

Call Of Duty Execs Accused Of Using Microsoft Deal To Line Their Own Pockets

4 months ago

Call Of Duty Execs Accused Of Using Microsoft Deal To Line Their Own Pockets

Ethan Gach

3

Gaming Awards Show Host Gets On Stage, Says ‘Fuck Bobby Kotick’

Computing

4 months ago

Gaming Awards Show Host Gets On Stage, Says ‘Fuck Bobby Kotick’

Microsoft Started Activision Acquisition Talks Three Days After Bombshell Harassment Report

Computing

4 months ago

Microsoft Started Activision Acquisition Talks Three Days After Bombshell Harassment Report

Zack Zwiezen

2

Bobby Kotick’s Police Records Subpoenaed As Harassment Investigations Ramp Up

Computing

4 months ago

Bobby Kotick’s Police Records Subpoenaed As Harassment Investigations Ramp Up

Luke Plunkett

1

Report: Bobby Kotick Has Two Secret Companies Making Big Republican Donations

Computing

4 months ago

Report: Bobby Kotick Has Two Secret Companies Making Big Republican Donations

Ian Walker

6

Hearthstone Streamer Swatted Live On Twitch

Computing

5 months ago

Hearthstone Streamer Swatted Live On Twitch

2

Head Of Xbox Downplays Fears Of Game Pass Price Hike

Computing

5 months ago

Head Of Xbox Downplays Fears Of Game Pass Price Hike

Ethan Gach

2

Jim Sterling: From ‘Pathetic Edgelord’ To YouTube’s ‘Princess Of Pansexual Pandemonium’

5 months ago

Jim Sterling: From ‘Pathetic Edgelord’ To YouTube’s ‘Princess Of Pansexual Pandemonium’

21

Blizzard Teases First New Game Universe Since Overwatch Amid Developer Exodus

Esports

5 months ago

Blizzard Teases First New Game Universe Since Overwatch Amid Developer Exodus

Ethan Gach

With Activision Blizzard Under New Management, What’s Going To Change?

5 months ago

With Activision Blizzard Under New Management, What’s Going To Change?

Brendan Keogh, Queensland University of Technology

6

Xbox Boss Shrugs Off Union Question As Activision Blizzard Employees Push For Better Working Conditions

5 months ago

Xbox Boss Shrugs Off Union Question As Activision Blizzard Employees Push For Better Working Conditions

Ethan Gach

3

Report: Bobby Kotick Meeting Leaves Activision Blizzard Staffers Unimpressed, Worried

5 months ago

Report: Bobby Kotick Meeting Leaves Activision Blizzard Staffers Unimpressed, Worried

4

Official FAQ For The Microsoft x Activision Blizzard Deal Tries And Fails To Answer Some Questions

5 months ago

Official FAQ For The Microsoft x Activision Blizzard Deal Tries And Fails To Answer Some Questions

Luke Plunkett

The Real Reasons Activision Blizzard Was Sold, Without Bobby Kotick’s PR Spin

5 months ago

The Real Reasons Activision Blizzard Was Sold, Without Bobby Kotick’s PR Spin

Ian Walker

12

This Was Inevitable

5 months ago

This Was Inevitable

Luke Plunkett

5

Report: Microsoft Closing In On $96 Billion Deal To Buy Activision

5 months ago

Report: Microsoft Closing In On $96 Billion Deal To Buy Activision

12

Microsoft Is Bringing Activision Blizzard Games To Game Pass

5 months ago

Microsoft Is Bringing Activision Blizzard Games To Game Pass

6

Head Of Microsoft Says He’s ‘Grateful’ For Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s ‘Commitment to Real Change’

5 months ago

Head Of Microsoft Says He’s ‘Grateful’ For Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s ‘Commitment to Real Change’

Ethan Gach

8

Report: Bobby Kotick Is Still Trying To Hide The Scale Of Activision’s Problems

6 months ago

Report: Bobby Kotick Is Still Trying To Hide The Scale Of Activision’s Problems

4

Despite Pandemic, Gaming CEOs Made An Obscene Amount Of Money In 2020

6 months ago

Despite Pandemic, Gaming CEOs Made An Obscene Amount Of Money In 2020

Lego Delays Overwatch 2 Set Over Activision Blizzard Allegations

6 months ago

Lego Delays Overwatch 2 Set Over Activision Blizzard Allegations

Ethan Gach

1

Xbox Boss Not Interested In ‘Virtue Shaming’ Activision

Xbox

6 months ago

Xbox Boss Not Interested In ‘Virtue Shaming’ Activision

Ethan Gach

6

Longtime Blizzard Employee Spouted Hateful Garbage On Discord Server

6 months ago

Longtime Blizzard Employee Spouted Hateful Garbage On Discord Server

3

Call of Duty Studio Vaguely Promises To Do Better A Month After Sexual Harassment Report

6 months ago

Call of Duty Studio Vaguely Promises To Do Better A Month After Sexual Harassment Report

Mike Fahey

The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2021

6 months ago

The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2021

Zack Zwiezen

6

The Year In Gaming Apologies

Nintendo

7 months ago

The Year In Gaming Apologies

Ethan Gach

2

The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2021

Nintendo

7 months ago

The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2021

Judge Blocks Activision Blizzard Settlement Intervention, CAO Sends ‘Union Busting’ Email

7 months ago

Judge Blocks Activision Blizzard Settlement Intervention, CAO Sends ‘Union Busting’ Email

2

Inside The Revolt That Led To Activision Blizzard Workers’ Historic Unionization Push

7 months ago

Inside The Revolt That Led To Activision Blizzard Workers’ Historic Unionization Push

Activision Blizzard Devs Announce Work Stoppage And Strike Fund

7 months ago

Activision Blizzard Devs Announce Work Stoppage And Strike Fund

Ethan Gach

1

Sexually Harassed Activision Blizzard Employee Holds Press Conference To Demand Apologies, Money

7 months ago

Sexually Harassed Activision Blizzard Employee Holds Press Conference To Demand Apologies, Money

Call Of Duty: Warzone Devs Stage Walkout Over Layoffs

7 months ago

Call Of Duty: Warzone Devs Stage Walkout Over Layoffs

Ethan Gach

1

Call of Duty QA Testers Face Layoffs After Reportedly Being Promised Raises By Activision

7 months ago

Call of Duty QA Testers Face Layoffs After Reportedly Being Promised Raises By Activision

8

The Game Awards Won’t Take Sides On Activision Fallout To Focus On Reveals

Nintendo

7 months ago

The Game Awards Won’t Take Sides On Activision Fallout To Focus On Reveals

Ethan Gach

6

Government Officials Pressuring Activision Blizzard Are Now Threatening The Company’s Profits

Nintendo

7 months ago

Government Officials Pressuring Activision Blizzard Are Now Threatening The Company’s Profits

5

Right-Wing Group Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola’s Board

7 months ago

Right-Wing Group Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola’s Board

Luke Plunkett

10

Bobby Kotick Has Always Been A Slimy Arsehole

7 months ago

Bobby Kotick Has Always Been A Slimy Arsehole

Ian Walker

12

Activision’s Damage Control Reaches Sad New Low

7 months ago

Activision’s Damage Control Reaches Sad New Low

Luke Plunkett

4

Report: Nintendo Of America President Says Activision’s Harassment Stories Are ‘Distressing And Disturbing’

Nintendo

7 months ago

Report: Nintendo Of America President Says Activision’s Harassment Stories Are ‘Distressing And Disturbing’

Luke Plunkett

3

Report: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Will ‘Consider’ Quitting If He Can’t ‘Fix’ Company’s Culture

7 months ago

Report: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Will ‘Consider’ Quitting If He Can’t ‘Fix’ Company’s Culture

Luke Plunkett

7

Report: Activision Took Years To Fire Someone Who Signed Emails ‘1-800-ALLCOCK’

7 months ago

Report: Activision Took Years To Fire Someone Who Signed Emails ‘1-800-ALLCOCK’

Ethan Gach

2

Girls Who Code Ends Relationship With Activision Blizzard Following Latest Revelations

7 months ago

Girls Who Code Ends Relationship With Activision Blizzard Following Latest Revelations

Over 1200 Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Petition Demanding CEO Bobby Kotick Quit

7 months ago

Over 1200 Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Petition Demanding CEO Bobby Kotick Quit

Luke Plunkett

6

Xbox Boss ‘Disturbed’ By What’s Going On At Activision Blizzard, Reconsidering Relationship

Esports

7 months ago

Xbox Boss ‘Disturbed’ By What’s Going On At Activision Blizzard, Reconsidering Relationship

Ethan Gach

4

Let’s Meet The Board Members Supporting Besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick

8 months ago

Let’s Meet The Board Members Supporting Besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick

Luke Plunkett

5

PlayStation Boss Calls Out Activision Following Dire Kotick Revelations

8 months ago

PlayStation Boss Calls Out Activision Following Dire Kotick Revelations

7

Bobby Kotick Actually Wrote Fran Townsend’s Deranged, Company-Wide Email

8 months ago

Bobby Kotick Actually Wrote Fran Townsend’s Deranged, Company-Wide Email

Luke Plunkett

13

Calls For Bobby Kotick’s Resignation Intensify As Employees Stage Walkout

8 months ago

Calls For Bobby Kotick’s Resignation Intensify As Employees Stage Walkout

Ian Walker

3

Blizzard’s First Woman Co-Head Resigned Due To Being ‘Tokenized, Marginalised, And Discriminated Against’

8 months ago

Blizzard’s First Woman Co-Head Resigned Due To Being ‘Tokenized, Marginalised, And Discriminated Against’

9

Report: Activision’s Bobby Kotick Didn’t Just Know, He Also Was Shitty To Women

Esports

8 months ago

Report: Activision’s Bobby Kotick Didn’t Just Know, He Also Was Shitty To Women

Ethan Gach

Activision Blizzard Devs Win Better Pay And PTO For Contractors

8 months ago

Activision Blizzard Devs Win Better Pay And PTO For Contractors

Ethan Gach

1

Frustrated Ubisoft Workers Are Asking For Your Help So The Company Doesn’t Ignore Them

8 months ago

Frustrated Ubisoft Workers Are Asking For Your Help So The Company Doesn’t Ignore Them

Ethan Gach

1

Bobby Kotick Takes Another Pay Cut, Waives Arbitration In Letter To Staff

8 months ago

Bobby Kotick Takes Another Pay Cut, Waives Arbitration In Letter To Staff

Brian Ashcraft

18

Everything That Has Happened Since The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Was Filed

9 months ago

Everything That Has Happened Since The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Was Filed

Zack Zwiezen

5

Destiny 2 Maker Ditches Corporate Anti-Worker Policy

9 months ago

Destiny 2 Maker Ditches Corporate Anti-Worker Policy

Ethan Gach

4

Activision Blizzard Settles With Federal Employment Agency For $25 Million (Updated)

9 months ago

Activision Blizzard Settles With Federal Employment Agency For $25 Million (Updated)

Zack Zwiezen

5

Overwatch 2’s Boss Is Quitting Blizzard For ‘Some Time Off’

Esports

9 months ago

Overwatch 2’s Boss Is Quitting Blizzard For ‘Some Time Off’

Luke Plunkett

6

U.S. Government Now Investigating Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick Subpoenaed (Update)

9 months ago

U.S. Government Now Investigating Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick Subpoenaed (Update)

Zack Zwiezen

10

Blizzard’s Chief Legal Officer Quits Amid Lawsuit

9 months ago

Blizzard’s Chief Legal Officer Quits Amid Lawsuit

Workers Accuse Activision Blizzard Of Union Busting

10 months ago

Workers Accuse Activision Blizzard Of Union Busting

Ethan Gach

Activision Blizzard’s Latest Investor Call Was An Especially Ghoulish Affair

Esports

11 months ago

Activision Blizzard’s Latest Investor Call Was An Especially Ghoulish Affair

Ethan Gach

3

Blizzard’s Top HR Guy Out Following Lawsuit And Widespread Criticism

11 months ago

Blizzard’s Top HR Guy Out Following Lawsuit And Widespread Criticism

Ethan Gach

5

Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit

11 months ago

Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit

Mike Fahey

1

Activision Blizzard Workers: Leadership Isn’t Actually Meeting Our Demands

11 months ago

Activision Blizzard Workers: Leadership Isn’t Actually Meeting Our Demands

Ian Walker

2

Report: Blizzard Once Slapped With ‘Misogyny Tax’

11 months ago

Report: Blizzard Once Slapped With ‘Misogyny Tax’

Ian Walker

17

Activision Blizzard Hires Union-Busting Firm As Workers Start To Come Together

11 months ago

Activision Blizzard Hires Union-Busting Firm As Workers Start To Come Together

Mike Fahey

4

Ubisoft Workers Decry Industry’s ‘Culture Of Abuse’

11 months ago

Ubisoft Workers Decry Industry’s ‘Culture Of Abuse’

Ian Walker

Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’

11 months ago

Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’

Ethan Gach

7

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Comments On Harassment Allegations

11 months ago

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Comments On Harassment Allegations

Ian Walker

8

Activision Shareholders Vote To Keep Paying CEO Bobby Kotick A Shit-Ton Of Money

1 year ago

Activision Shareholders Vote To Keep Paying CEO Bobby Kotick A Shit-Ton Of Money

Ethan Gach

2

Investors Still Think Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Makes Too Much Money

1 year ago

Investors Still Think Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Makes Too Much Money

Nathan Grayson

Riot Co-Founder Courageously Tweets, Deletes ‘Critical Race Theory’ Dog Whistle

1 year ago

Riot Co-Founder Courageously Tweets, Deletes ‘Critical Race Theory’ Dog Whistle

Nathan Grayson

16

Oops, Activision Forgot About The Streisand Effect

1 year ago

Oops, Activision Forgot About The Streisand Effect

Ian Walker

2

Activision Blizzard Hires Former Trump Administration Member Once Decried As ‘Bully’

1 year ago

Activision Blizzard Hires Former Trump Administration Member Once Decried As ‘Bully’

20

Report: More Layoffs Loom As Activision Blizzard Moves To Close European Publishing Offices

Esports

1 year ago

Report: More Layoffs Loom As Activision Blizzard Moves To Close European Publishing Offices

Activision Blizzard CEO To Get Even Bigger Bonuses While Others Get Laid Off

Esports

1 year ago

Activision Blizzard CEO To Get Even Bigger Bonuses While Others Get Laid Off

1

Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer

1 year ago

Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer

The Political Donations Of Top Video Game Execs

2 years ago

The Political Donations Of Top Video Game Execs

5

Some Activision Shareholders Think Bobby Kotick Makes Too Much Money

2 years ago

Some Activision Shareholders Think Bobby Kotick Makes Too Much Money

2

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Gave 10,000 Employees His Personal Phone Number

2 years ago

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Gave 10,000 Employees His Personal Phone Number

1

Activision Blizzard’s CEO Doesn’t Think Its Games Should Be Political

3 years ago

Activision Blizzard’s CEO Doesn’t Think Its Games Should Be Political

Ethan Gach

28

The Fallout Of Activision Blizzard’s Massive Layoffs

3 years ago

The Fallout Of Activision Blizzard’s Massive Layoffs

Jason Schreier

46

The Main Lines From Activision Blizzard’s Earnings Call

3 years ago

The Main Lines From Activision Blizzard’s Earnings Call

18

Activision’s CEO Made $38.3 Million Last Year, 306 Times The Median Activision Employee

4 years ago

Activision’s CEO Made $38.3 Million Last Year, 306 Times The Median Activision Employee

Jason Schreier

21

Activision Wants To Start Their Own TV Channel For Esports

6 years ago

Activision Wants To Start Their Own TV Channel For Esports

3

Activision’s Boss Got An 800% Raise, And A Watchdog Doesn’t Like It

9 years ago

Activision’s Boss Got An 800% Raise, And A Watchdog Doesn’t Like It

Owen Good

67

Please Quit Photoshopping Horns Onto Bobby Kotick. It’s Bad For His Dating Life.

10 years ago

Please Quit Photoshopping Horns Onto Bobby Kotick. It’s Bad For His Dating Life.

23

Shoot People As Bobby Kotick In This Free Game Celebrating Black Ops II

PC

10 years ago

Shoot People As Bobby Kotick In This Free Game Celebrating Black Ops II

Stephen Totilo

1

Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Has A Coca-Cola Board Of Directors Position And A Smile

10 years ago

Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Has A Coca-Cola Board Of Directors Position And A Smile

10

If Anyone Makes Money Off The Old Republic, It’ll Be Lucas, Says Activision Boss

PC

11 years ago

If Anyone Makes Money Off The Old Republic, It’ll Be Lucas, Says Activision Boss

Owen Good

33

Harmonix Discusses The Future Of Rock Band, And The Relationship With Activision

11 years ago

Harmonix Discusses The Future Of Rock Band, And The Relationship With Activision

5

In Moneyball, Activision’s Bobby Kotick Plays A Familiar Role

11 years ago

In Moneyball, Activision’s Bobby Kotick Plays A Familiar Role

2

Hooray! Now We Know Why Bobby Kotick Is In That Brad Pitt Movie

11 years ago

Hooray! Now We Know Why Bobby Kotick Is In That Brad Pitt Movie

6

Activision Boss Says DJ Hero Helped Kill Guitar Hero

11 years ago

Activision Boss Says DJ Hero Helped Kill Guitar Hero

26

11 years ago

Yes! That Really Is The Head Of Activision Acting Opposite Brad Pitt In A Movie

Brian Crecente

1

What The Hell Is Bobby Kotick Doing In This Brad Pitt Movie?

11 years ago

What The Hell Is Bobby Kotick Doing In This Brad Pitt Movie?

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