Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard will create a new gaming behemoth
Activision Blizzard will report to longtime Microsoft exec Phil Spencer as the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming. (GeekWire File Photo) Microsoft is aiming to vault itself into…
Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal will test new U.S. antitrust approach
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the Activision Blizzard deal will help the company “bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet.” (GeekWire Photo…
Microsoft Gaming head confirms Activision’s ‘Call of Duty’ will keep coming to PlayStation
Activision’s Call of Duty is the single best-selling franchise in modern video games. (Activision Image) New Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed that the best-selling video…
Microsoft’s new heyday: PC ‘renaissance’ and cloud boom drive record revenue and employment
Microsoft surpassed $50 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, with profits of $18.8 billion, up 22%, in its financial results posted Tuesday afternoon. Generating profits…
Xbox vet Ed Fries on blockchain, life as a venture capitalist and the run of extraordinary gaming deals
Ed Fries at the Economic Development Council of Seattle & King County Economic Forecast Conference. (GeekWire File Photo) Ed Fries is having a big week. His games-focused…
Barry Diller calls his Activision-Blizzard options trade in advance of blockbuster Microsoft deal a ‘lucky bet’
Barry Diller made a big bet on Activision Blizzard shares prior to Microsoft’s acquisition announcement. (World Travel & Tourism Council Photo, 2016, via Flickr, Creative Commons 2.0)…
Steve Ballmer offers a scorecard on Microsoft’s big acquisitions, and revisits his own legacy as CEO
Steve Ballmer remains Microsoft’s largest individual shareholder, eight years after stepping down as CEO. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) It’s 2022, and Microsoft’s cloud business is…
U.S. regulators seek more info on Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft is proposing to acquire Activision Blizzard, the gaming giant behind such franchises as Warcraft Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush. (Microsoft Image) The U.S….
Microsoft acquisition drama continues, as Activision subsidiary’s QA team votes to unionize
(Activision press image) The quality-assurance department at Wisconsin-based Call of Duty developer Raven Software has voted to unionize, which could significantly impact its parent company, Activision Blizzard,…
Microsoft signs ‘labor neutrality agreement’ with union representing Activision Blizzard employees
(GeekWire Photo) The Communications Workers of America announced Monday that it entered into a labor neutrality agreement with Microsoft that will apply at Activision Blizzard two months…