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Activision Stock Shenanigans Being Investigated By Justice Department, SEC
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that three men — Fox co-founder Barry Diller, Reggie Miller-hating socialite Alexander von Furstenberg and music magnate David Geffen — are currently under two separate federal investigations over suspicions insider trading was involved in their purchase of millions of dollars of Activision shares just before the company’s purchase by Microsoft.
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Report: Microsoft Closing In On $96 Billion Deal To Buy Activision
In an extraordinary turn of events, Microsoft is getting near to a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the Wall Street Journal reported today. This would not only be one of the most major shake-ups in the gaming industry in years but could also finally signal the end for its horrendous CEO, Bobby Kotick.
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Call of Duty Studio Vaguely Promises To Do Better A Month After Sexual Harassment Report
Call of Duty studio Treyarch just issued the latest in a long series of murky apologies from Activision-owned studios regarding the ongoing investigation into company-wide sexism, harassment, discrimination, and bullying. In a tweet issued today, a little over a month after the Wall Street Journal reported on studio co-head Dan Bunting’s departure following sexual harassment…
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Right-Wing Group Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola’s Board
The National Legal and Policy Centre, a right-wing organisation that “promotes ethics in public life”, has written to Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey asking that he “immediately seek the resignation” of besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick from the company’s board of directors, on which Kotick also serves.