"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" will be presented on June 9
Previously only the date was known, but now the series and the studio are known. There are also clues about the historical period of the next CoD shooter.
Blizzard’s BlizzCon Fan Event to Return in 2026 Under New Owner Microsoft Gaming
#Variety #News #ActivisionBlizzard #Blizzard #BlizzardEntertainment #MicrosoftGaming
https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/blizzcon-return-2026-blizzard-fan-event-microsoft-1236334365/
Iron Galaxy Studios and Activision have revealed that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake is real and it's going to release on July 11.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-remake-launches-in-july/
KI-Update kompakt: Nvidia, Grok-3, Alibaba Wan2.1, Call of Duty
Das "KI-Update" liefert werktäglich eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
These are the text messages that allegedly got a former Bungie executive fired, according to a court document written by Sony - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/these-are-the-text-messages-that-allegedly-got-a-former-bungie-executive-fired-according-to-a-court-document-written-by-sony #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #Shooter:FirstPerson #Shooter:LootShooter #ActivisionBlizzard #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Blockbuster #Firstperson #Thirdperson #Activision #MMORPG
CWA union says Bobby Kotick's "fake lawsuit" claims are false, unsurprising, and "insulting to the Activision workers who spoke out" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cwa-union-says-bobby-koticks-fake-lawsuit-claims-are-false-unsurprising-and-insulting-to-the-activision-workers-who-spoke-out #ActivisionBlizzard #BobbyKotick #Blockbuster
Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick blasts "fake lawsuits against us and Riot Games", claiming union workers used harassment claims to drum up members - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-blasts-fake-lawsuits-against-us-and-riot-games-claiming-union-workers-used-harassment-claims-to-drum-up-members #ActivisionBlizzard #Blockbuster #BobbyKotick
The US' CWA has filed charges against #ActivisionBlizzard for unjust termination of a #union organizer.
https://bsky.app/profile/abetterabk.bsky.social/post/3lhup4375ws2o
DevilutionX remains the best way to play the original Diablo on modern systems including Linux (and Steam Deck), macOS and Windows. A new update to this community-made project should also make it feel even better.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/classic-diablo-game-engine-devilutionx-improves-gamepad-support-gets-lots-of-bug-fixes/
Ubisoft lay off another 185 people and shutter one of the studios behind Star Wars: Outlaws and The Division 2 - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-lay-off-another-185-people-and-shutter-one-of-the-studios-behind-star-wars-outlaws-and-the-division-2 #SonyComputerEntertainmentEurope #TomClancy'sTheDivision2 #MultiplayerCooperative #MultiplayerCompetitive #MassiveEntertainment #UbisoftEntertainment #ActivisionBlizzard #ActionAdventure #StarWarsOutlaws #GuitarHeroLive #FreeStyleGames #Android
L'ouvrage Play Nice de Jason Schreier diffère un peu de ses deux précédents, qui proposaient des chapitres relativement indépendants consacrés à chaque fois à des jeux ou des studios différents.
Cette fois, il retrace l'histoire de #Blizzard (puis l'histoire de Blizzard au sein d'#Activision Blizzard), jeu après jeu, service après service, sur la base de 350 entretiens.
C'est bien mené, on saisit comment l'entreprise et ses valeurs évoluent dans le temps (en tout cas comment JS voit les choses, lui qui parfois ne se gêne pas pour répéter souvent la même allusion, par exemple l'influence de l'annulation du jeu Titan) et ça se lit très facilement. Par contre, scientifiquement c'est du matériel très compliqué à utiliser car extrêmement mal sourcé, avec des raccourcis quasi-téléologiques, et quelques méchants tout désignés (qui le méritent, mais ça aurait valu la peine de mieux le documenter) et semblent utilisés par facilité pour faire avancer le propos.
Comme d'habitude, j'adore lire Schreier, mais il faut savoir revenir à un paradigme plus exigeant une fois le livre reposé.
Edit: quelques morceaux choisis 
New Zealand's regulators have now cleared Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Only the CMA remains now.
'Crash Bandicoot 4' comes to PC on March 26th https://www.engadget.com/crash-bandicoot-4-pc-release-date-171240464.html #crashbandicoot4itsabouttime #crashbandicootontherun #activisionblizzard #crashbandicoot4 #battle.net #toysforbob #pcgaming #android #pcgames #crash4 #gaming #news #ios #pc
Don't expect 'Overwatch 2' or 'Diablo 4' this year https://www.engadget.com/overwatch-2-diablo-4-not-2021-234552414.html #activisionblizzard #overwatch2 #overwatch #diablo4 #diablo #gaming #news
Blizzard is gobbling up Vicarious Visions https://www.engadget.com/activision-merges-vicarious-visions-blizzard-204848744.html #tonyhawk'sproskater #activisionblizzard #vicariousvisions #videogames #blizzard #business #gaming
