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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Staff After Activision Gaming Buyout

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 people, or eight percent of staff, from its gaming division as it consolidates the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

International Business Times

Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio's survival game has been cancelled

Layoffs continue to tear through the video game industry, after an already difficult year in 2023.

PC Gamer

Microsoft to lay off around 1,900 staff from across the Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax teams

Microsoft is planning to lay off around 1,900 people from its video game workforce.

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Microsoft cutting 1,900 gaming staff in post-Activision Blizzard deal layoff round

The Verge claims the tech giant is planning to cut around 8% of its 22,000-strong gaming workforce

Evening Standard

Microsoft announces layoffs at gaming division with 1900 jobs cut across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media

More layoffs are hitting across the gaming industry, with Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs out of the greater Xbox organization.

Windows Central

Palworld has, once again, highlighted the ongoing deficiencies in PC Game Pass and the Xbox app on Windows 11

Microsoft and Xbox see themselves as having a cross-platform future, but its own efforts to curate a Steam-like store on Windows PC are still going awry.

Windows Central

Call of Duty's AI-powered anti-toxicity voice recognition has already detected 2 million accounts

Call of Duty's anti-toxicity moderation system has detected more than two million accounts that are being investigated.

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Game developers are growing more opposed to major acquisitions: 'Too much control in one company's hands is never a good thing'

The 2024 GDC State of the Game Industry survey reflects a growing rise in concerns about consolidation.

PC Gamer

Season 1 Reloaded patch notes detail a slate of changes for Call of Duty: MW3 and Warzone

Raven Software and Sledgehammer Games have released the Season 1 Reloaded patch notes explaining changes made in the January 17 update.

Windows Central

Call of Duty's anti-cheat update will close down the game if it detects aim assist on mouse and keyboard

Call of Duty's anti-cheat software will now detect if a mouse and keyboard player is using aim assist and shut down their game.

TechRadar

Why Xbox customers are right to be angry about Microsoft putting more 'exclusive' games on Nintendo or PlayStation

Microsoft is rumored to be planning more support for Nintendo and PlayStation consoles, even for Xbox games traditionally viewed as exclusive. Here's why Xbox fans are right to push back on these rumors, and why they do so, so aggressively.

Windows Central

Microsoft's GitHub is being abused by hackers and ransomware groups. But can it be fixed?

A recent report by the Insikt Group highlighted how hacker groups use GitHub to carry out their attacks.

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded — Ranked play, a new map, and another crossover with The Boys

Activision, Sledgehammer Games, and the support studios behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have released an update on the content players can look forward to with Season 1 Reloaded.

Windows Central

Here's when Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 Reloaded releases and what to expect

The mid-season content drop for Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 has almost arrived.

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Modern Warfare 3 Season One Reloaded release date and what to expect

Here's what we know about Modern Warfare 3 Season One Reloaded, including a look at the new weapons set to arrive.

TechRadar

Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 are coming to GeForce Now

Nvidia has revealed a selection of games that will be joining its GeForce Now cloud gaming service.

PC Gamer

Former Activision-Blizzard employee sues the company for none of the reasons you'd expect by now, accuses Bobby Kotick of saying it had 'too many old white guys'

"Activision placed profits over people by terminating the older, higher paid executives".

Windows Central

Rumors suggest Xbox is bringing more games to Nintendo Switch and PS5, but what's the truth?

Rumors are swirling that Xbox is once again going to bring one of its first-party exclusives to a competing platform. Why do we always find ourselves in this situation? Well, some of it is on Microsoft.

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What to expect from Xbox in 2024: A preview of exclusive games, platform expansion, and increased momentum

Microsoft has finally got all its pieces in place. An avalanche of games on the horizon, Xbox could be ready to have a truly special year in 2024, with a mountain of content, features, and momentum.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft President Does A 180 On UK Regulators After Initial Clash Over Activision Deal

The CMA was notoriously stubborn about allowing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, forcing the tech giant to restructure its deal.

Windows Central

Microsoft's Brad Smith reflects on the UK CMA regulator, changes tone while discussing the Xbox-Activision purchase

Previously, Microsoft's Brad Smith said that the UK was "closed for business" over regulatory scrutiny of Xbox's big Activision deal, but has since changed stance.

GamesRadar

10 FPS games that left the rest of the genre scrambling to keep up

Holiday Long Read | Meet the FPS gamechangers that really defined the genre as we know it now

Windows Central

As Bobby Kotick leaves Microsoft and Activision for good, ex-employees recall how Kotick once threatened to 'have an employee killed'

Today marks Bobby Kotick's last day at the helm of Activision Blizzard King, a day this former employee chose to recall a disturbing tale of Kotick's behavior while CEO of the company.

PC Gamer

All the big games that shut down in 2023

Several live service and online games had to close their doors this year.

PC Gamer

How Bobby Kotick became 'the most hated man in videogames'

Over 30 years ago, Kotick took over a struggling software company, and gaming's greatest villain was born.

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