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The layoffs at Activision Blizzard seem set to continue, with over 100 employees at the company now facing redundancy.
Read More »Exclusive: Further layoffs expected at Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard to close offices in Versailles and The Hague
According to sources familiar with the plans, the company had initially planned to relocate half of the office to London, but the twin factors of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted these plans
Read More »Anna Malmhake is Activision Blizzard’s new managing director for EMEA, based in the UK
Malmhake will lead the company's go-to-market commercial organisation
Read More »Activision Blizzard sees $1.79 billion in Q1 revenues and surge in net bookings during pandemic
In-game net bookings were up 21 per cent y/y to $1.52 billion
Read More »Activision Blizzard appoints Daniel Alegre as its new president and COO
"Daniel is a proven leader with a long track record"
Read More »A ‘misunderstanding’ forces Nvidia to remove Activision games from its GeForce Now service
Nvidia hopes "we can work with them to re-enable these, and more, in the future"
Read More »Activision Blizzard’s livestreaming deal with YouTube is reportedly worth $160m
The deal is also thought to include "significant incentive clauses for ad sales and viewership targets"
Read More »YouTube confirms streaming exclusivity deal with Activision
"The company turned to Google Cloud because of its highly reliable global footprint, advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities"
Read More »New distributor 4Side launches to handle Activision Blizzard’s physical distribution in Italy
Distributor 4Side was just created following an MBO by the team that led Activision Blizzard’s former Italian subsidiary. It says it’ll be “setting a new standard” in the polarised Italian distribution landscape. MCV@gamescom talks to GM Paolo Chisari
Read More »Activision Blizzard appoints new Chief Marketing Officer and Chief People Officer
"I have a profound admiration for Activision Blizzard’s track record"
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