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ZeniMax Workers United union authorizes a strike by overwhelming vote
ZeniMax Workers United, represented by the Communication Workers of America local 2100, 2108, and 6215, have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, after current negotations have dragged on for over two years. Over 94%…
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Gamescom Opening Night Live starts soon, with the latest from Xbox (which means the latest from Blizzard) — here’s how to watch!
Gamescom 2024 kicks off today, and with E3 thoroughly out of the picture we’re all looking to Germany for the latest gaming news. While much of this convention happens on the show floor, there…
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Microsoft forms new team within Blizzard to work on “AA” games based on Blizzard franchises
While there was a lot of discussion of what effect the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger might have on the games industry in the long term, there hadn’t been a lot of visible effect…
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Can World of Warcraft be ported to Xbox?
In the two-and-a-half years since Microsoft announced their intention to acquire Activision Blizzard, we have heard quite a bit of speculation surrounding World of Warcraft and Xbox. While it does seem unlikely that you’ll…
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The new trend in gaming is unions: World of Warcraft developers unionize
World of Warcraft developers have banded together to form Blizzard’s first union: the WoW Gamemaker’s Guild, which is organized under the CWA (Communication Workers of America). This is a wall-to-wall union that includes over…
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Microsoft is increasing the price of Game Pass, and removing day one game access from lower tiers
Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s game subscription service, providing a broad game library, cloud gaming, as well as discounts and some other perks depending on your subscription tier — which will likely be getting…
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Finally. Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 28!
Hell is finally coming to the Xbox Game Pass when Diablo 4 becomes the first Activision Blizzard game to join the service beginning March 28. It’s the culmination of a journey that first started…
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When is Blizzard’s Untitled Survival Game releasing? Never, thanks to Microsoft and 1,900 layoffs.
Microsoft has shown us once again that the true Survival Game at the heart of corporate culture is literal as it lays off 1,900 people, employed mostly in their newly acquired Activision-Blizzard division, and…
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