call of duty
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Activision Shareholders Approve Xbox Deal, But Wall Street Has Doubts
Shareholders at Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 publisher Activision Blizzard voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve a $US69 ($96) billion sale to tech giant Microsoft. The deal gives golden parachutes to top execs at Activision, including embattled CEO Bobby Kotick. But despite gaming’s biggest acquisition ever moving one step closer to completion, the company’s…
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Call Of Duty Cheating Accusations Lead To Controversial ‘Hacking Exam’
Before YouTuber IShowSpeed was put under the spotlight for his toxicity, Jake Lucky, an esports commentator and the person responsible for highlighting Speed’s behaviour, was also under public scrutiny. Lucky, who tried to exonerate an alleged Call of Duty: Warzone hacker with a lie detector test, was criticised for refusing to share the results, leading…
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Call Of Duty Execs Accused Of Using Microsoft Deal To Line Their Own Pockets
Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed lawsuits against the Call of Duty publisher for making allegedly inadequate disclosures in its recent filings with the SEC about its deal to sell to Microsoft for $US68.7 ($95) billion. The investors further alleged that big payouts for CEO Bobby Kotick and others that would result from the deal…
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Microsoft Swears Call Of Duty Won’t Be Exclusive To Xbox
You can finally relax, PlayStation fans: Call of Duty isn’t going anywhere — at least not anytime soon. In an attempt to convince regulators to approve its $US68.7 ($95) billion Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft promised today to bring upcoming Call of Duty releases and other Activision/Blizzard games to the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, and revealed new…