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1:03am, 9th March, 2019

Activision Blizzard Layoffs Included 209 Employees From Blizzard

According a recently discovered report, 209 of the around 800 employees who were laid off as part of the Activision Blizzard restructuring worked on the Blizzard side of the gaming company. As reported by records were obtained from California's...

Watch Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe blast away a blizzard of rocks from an asteroid

11:55pm, 5th March, 2019

Space

Watch Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe blast away a blizzard of rocks from an asteroid

If there was ever any doubt that Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft was able to , a should put those doubts to rest. The black-and-white video clip, shot by the probe’s CAM-H monitoring camera, shows the sampling horn being lowered to the sunlit surface....

No ‘Major Frontline’ Blizzard Releases Planned For 2019

7:43am, 14th February, 2019

Gadgets

No ‘Major Frontline’ Blizzard Releases Planned For 2019

Are you hoping to see a new major Blizzard title released this year? Unfortunately that will not be the case because according to Activision Blizzard’s COO Coddy Johnson, there are no plans for any “major frontline” releases for Blizzard titles this...

5:59pm, 12th February, 2019

Games

Activision Blizzard subsidiary Z2 shuts down Seattle game studio amid larger layoffs

, a Seattle game studio owned by Activision Blizzard, is shutting down. The office closure is part of larger layoffs announced today by Activision Blizzard, which will . The gaming giant employed just under 10,000 employees last year. Z2 originally l...

Activision Blizzard's first-quarter profit forecast misses estimates

4:57pm, 12th February, 2019

News

Activision Blizzard's first-quarter profit forecast misses estimates

Activision Blizzard Inc reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below analysts' estimates on Tuesday, as it faces competition from "Fortnite" and invests more in developing its games.

Activision Blizzard Reportedly Planning Massive Layoffs

2:06pm, 9th February, 2019

Games

Activision Blizzard Reportedly Planning Massive Layoffs

Activision Blizzard is reportedly planning on announcing job cuts that could "number in the hundreds" following slowing sales for the company responsible for such titles as Call of Duty and Overwatch. As reported by the announcement of these layoffs...

Overwatch, Warcraft and more at BlizzCon 2018 | Stream Economy

6:13pm, 3rd November, 2018

News

Overwatch, Warcraft and more at BlizzCon 2018 | Stream Economy

It's BlizzCon time again, which means new cinematics and surprise announcements from your favorite Blizzard franchises: Overwatch revealed new hero Ashe, ...

11:41am, 3rd November, 2018

News

Overwatch, Warcraft and more at BlizzCon 2018

It's BlizzCon time again, which means new cinematics and surprise announcements from your favorite Blizzard franchises: Overwatch revealed new hero Ashe, ...

Activision Blizzard's quarterly profit beats on "Call of Duty" strength

5:56pm, 2nd August, 2018

News

Activision Blizzard's quarterly profit beats on "Call of Duty" strength

Activision Blizzard Inc topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by sales of its blockbuster videogame, "Call of Duty", but forecast current-quarter and full-year revenue below expectations.

Star Wars spinoffs on hold, more Star Trek shows and WoW Classic details | Stream Economy #9

10:17am, 21st June, 2018

News

Star Wars spinoffs on hold, more Star Trek shows and WoW Classic details | Stream Economy #9

Rumors suggest Lucasfilm is putting its spin-off films on ice (for now), Alex Kurtzman gets a huge deal to make a whole lot more Star Trek and Blizzard tells us ...