[ad_1] What you need to know Blizzard will suspend several of its games in China because it cannot reach an agreement with publisher NetEase. Simon Zhu, the president of NetEase, took to LinkedIn to criticize Blizzard, citing (sic) “how much damage an idiot can do.” The end of the partnership between Blizzard and NetEase does … Read more
[ad_1] A Call of Duty player upset about what he believes is an unjustified Modern Warfare 2 ban reportedly caused a ruckus when he tried to visit an Activision office in Austin, Texas to “talk to an employee” about his problem. In a Reddit post that has since been deleted (opens in a new tab) … Read more
[ad_1] Three days after its debut on Steam, Activision disabled family sharing in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (opens in a new tab). The change was made without notification, but SteamDB (opens in a new tab) indicates that the feature was disabled at 12:21 PM ET on October 31st. Steam’s family sharing feature was … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said his discussions with various regulators around the world were “fair and honest” regarding the acquisition of the company. (opens in a new tab) by Activision Blizzard King, the video game publisher responsible for titles as diverse as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush. “I would … Read more
[ad_1] Activision went to war against the creator of popular Call of Duty cheating software, a German-based entity called EngineOwning (hereafter EO). The video game publisher filed a new document in an ongoing lawsuit in California against dozens of named individuals, and among the charges there is one that does raise an eyebrow: racketeering. Activision … Read more