19 Nov
Last year, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick formed an investor group to buy a large number of shares from Vivendi. The deal resulted in multiple lawsuits from shareholders who believed they never received a fair chance to weigh in on the deal. According to Gamasutra, Activision has now settled the lawsuits with a unspecified number […]
29 Oct
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has approved Activision Blizzard’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega in July. The lawsuit claimed that Noriega’s image was exploited and his reputation was damaged by being included as a minor character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. “Noriega fails […]
17 Jul
Vivendi executives considered firing Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick last May over the sale of Vivendi’s stake back to Activision, Bloomberg reports. Translated emails from a June court filing that alleges Kotick threatened to quit if director’s did not allow him to lead an investor group which bought out most of Vivendi’s stock for $8.2 […]
19 Jun
Three former developers from Activision Blizzard’s mobile developer The Blast Furnace have formed a new studio called Mars On A Stick. Martyn Bramall will be the studio’s managing director, Jerr O’Carroll will be its artistic director and Lizi Attwood will take the role of technical director. All three previously worked together at The Blast Furnace, […]