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Activision Did Nothing Wrong, Will Pay $AU50 Million Settlement
3Activision Blizzard will pay the Securities Exchange Commission $US35 million ($AU50 million) to settle charges that it violated workplace misconduct reporting rules and whistleblower protections. The Call of Duty publisher admits no wrongdoing in the case, which comes less than two years after a bombshell lawsuit by California regulators alleged years of sexual harassment and…
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The Game Awards’ Fashion Highlights The Industry’s Identity Crisis
Like everyone else, I watch The Game Awards for a few reasons: to see “world premiere” trailers, to find out which obvious favourite wins Game of the Year, and to learn how Geoff Keighley is going to cash in his Hideo Kojima friendship coupon this year. But what fascinates me is never the latest AAA…
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![Report: Feds ‘Likely’ To Fight Microsoft’s Purchase Of Activision Blizzard [Updated]](https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/24/175d710709d1186d0b6040dbd8f11900.jpg?quality=75&w=640&h=360&crop=1)
Report: Feds ‘Likely’ To Fight Microsoft’s Purchase Of Activision Blizzard [Updated]
Politico are reporting that, “according to three people with knowledge of the matter”, the Federal Trade Commission is “likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $US69 ($96) billion takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard”.
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Bush-Era Torture Apologist Steps Down From Call Of Duty Publisher
In a past life, Frances Townsend defended the legal basis for the torture method called waterboarding during George W. Bush’s war on terror. In a more recent one, she helped lead Activision Blizzard’s initially tone-deaf response to a major sexual harassment lawsuit by the state of California. Now she’s stepping down as the Call of…