Articles about Activision

Microsoft completes landmark Activision Blizzard acquisition after 21-month regulatory saga

Updated on Oct. 13 with details of acquisition closing. Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Friday… Read More

Microsoft wins pivotal court ruling over FTC, clearing key hurdle for $69B Activision deal

A federal judge sided with Microsoft on Tuesday in a setback for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block… Read More

EU approves Microsoft’s $69B Activision acquisition

European Union regulators on Monday approved Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire gaming company Activision, giving the Seattle-area tech giant… Read More

Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal

Microsoft’s deal with Nintendo to bring “Call of Duty” games to Nintendo systems — if Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition… Read More

FTC is suing Microsoft to block $69 billion Activision deal

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Microsoft over its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, putting what would be… Read More

Chart: Microsoft’s largest acquisitions, led by the blockbuster deal to buy Activision Blizzard

Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash is a whopper by every stretch of the imagination… Read More

It’s their ‘Destiny’: Developer Bungie announces plans to self-publish popular video game franchise

Destiny 2 is going independent. Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer, announced Thursday that going forward it will self-publish the… Read More

High noon in the asteroid belt: Bungie’s ‘Destiny 2’ goes space Western with ‘Forsaken’ expansion

One week in advance of this year’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles, Bungie fired up its Twitch channel Tuesday morning for… Read More

Meet the Seattle composer who scored the latest ‘Call of Duty’ blockbuster video game

A video game changed the life of Wilbert Roget, II. Roget was raised in Philadelphia, and began receiving classical piano… Read More

Z2, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, cuts jobs to better align with ‘strategic goals’

Z2, the Seattle-based game studio acquired by King Digital Entertainment last year, has cut jobs in its support functions group. Founded… Read More

Activision crushes Q3 expectations thanks to Destiny, which sold 9.5M copies

Thanks in large part to the success of Destiny, Activision this afternoon crushed Wall Street’s expectations with an impressive Q3… Read More

News Brief

Bungie’s Destiny grosses $325M in first five days

We already knew that Destiny, the first-person shooter developed by Bellevue-based Bungie, was off to a hot start with retailers… Read More

Destiny launch: Hip hop star Common, Seahawks stud Earl Thomas celebrate epic new game

Inside the EMP Museum on Monday evening, tailored suits and cocktail dresses filled the massive building as high-powered executives brushed shoulders… Read More

No pressure, Bungie: Activision sees ‘Destiny’ as a billion-dollar franchise

To say that gamers everywhere are eagerly awaiting “Destiny,” the new sci-fi shooter from Bellevue-based Bungie, is an understatement. And… Read More

New era for Bungie: First glimpse of Destiny, the next big thing from Halo’s creator

It would be hard for Bungie to top the success that Halo brought to the Bellevue-based video game company, but… Read More

Activision hires Microsoft game exec as new finance chief

Game publisher Activision Blizzard just named a new chief financial officer: Microsoft veteran Dennis Durkin, a key executive from the… Read More