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Call of Duty Removes Popular Esports Figure Nickmercs Skin

AlexGherzo | Jun 9, 2023 | 0

The culture wars surrounding pride month have reached the gaming world. Nickmercs is a content creator for – and co-owner of – FaZe Clan, a popular esports company. According to his profile on the FaZe Clan website, he has 4 million YouTube subscribers, 6.2 million Twitch followers, 2.5 million ...

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion

Lyndon Hall | Jan 18, 2022 | 1

Microsoft has added publisher and developer Activision Blizzard to its arsenal of titles, including the majorly popular Call of Duty franchise, for a cost of $68.7 billion. The announcement on Xbox Wire states, “As a team, we are on a mission to extend the joy and community of gaming to every...

Activision Blizzard Delay Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 Indefinitely

Don Khan Swaylo | Nov 3, 2021 | 0

Activision Blizzard have delayed two of their biggest, and arguably their most anticipated, titles in Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 during Tuesday’s earnings report. The studio announced the delay in a slide titled “Update on Our Pipeline,” proclaiming that it still plans to “deliver a substantia...

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Takes Massive Pay Cut to Obscure from Sexual Harassment Probe

Don Khan Swaylo | Oct 29, 2021 | 0

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is taking a substantial pay cut, mostly out of the kindness in this heart. Or is it that there is a massive investigation and subsequent lawsuits filed against Activision Blizzard regarding sexual harassment, and he knows the company needs something of a distract...

Sony Acquires Insomniac Games

Connor McGee | Aug 21, 2019 | 1

Sony has just recently announced its acquisition of game developer Insomniac Games. On August 19th, Sony tweeted out from their official Twitter page, saying that they were “join[ing] forces with this legendary developer.” Insomniac is well-known for its games such as Spyro the Dragon and Ratche...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Trailer Locks and Loads

AlexGherzo | May 30, 2019 | 0

Activision and Infinity Ward stormed the internet like a terrorist compound earlier today when they released the first Call of Duty: Modern Warfare trailer. The newest installment in the long-running first-person shooter franchise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the fourth game with the “Modern W...