A top Call of Duty leaker, TheGhostOfHope on X, says he'll stop after Activision “legally demanded” he “stop leaking and disseminating confidential information”
Vince Zampella, head of EA-owned Respawn Entertainment, ex-CEO of Infinity Ward, and co-creator of Call of Duty, died on December 21 at 55 in a single-car crash
A tragic holiday season for the family of a beloved game industry figure. Andrew Weil / WCNC-TV : Report: ‘Call of Duty’ co-creator Vince Zampella killed in car crash Kevin Dolak / The Hollywood Repor...
EA's Battlefield 6, coming October 10, is a pivotal moment for the series and for EA, set to go private in a $55B deal, as EA competes with Activision and COD
does what could be the biggest FPS of the year live up to everyone's sky-high expectations? Morgan Park / PC Gamer : Battlefield 6 review-in-progress: A salve for an FPS scene that takes itself too se...
Source: Activision took down Call of Duty: WWII after hackers exploited a flaw in a specific PC version, which led to some players having their computers hacked
Campaign Mode: Incident Commander — Multiplayer Mode: Everyone's On Call — DLC: Zero-Day at Dawn [embedded post] Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : NEW: We confirmed that Activision took...
Source: Microsoft plans to lay off ~9,000 employees, or less than 4% of its workforce, across teams and role types, after cutting ~6,000 in May and 300+ in June
read Phil Spencer's note to staff Bloomberg : Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs IGN : Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Conf...
SAG-AFTRA reaches a tentative deal with Activision, EA, Epic, Take-Two, and other game companies on the Interactive Media Contract, after months of strikes
In a case related to its Activision acquisition, Microsoft dropped a law firm that settled with President Trump in favor of a firm that is fighting a Trump EO
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : Capitulating law firms suggested they had to capitulate to retain clients. The opposite may be true. [embedded post] Amanda Marcotte / @ama...
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down, replaced by Humam Sakhnini effective April 28; Citron will stay on the board and become a CEO advisor
to help friends talk while playing games—has grown into something far bigger than I ever imagined. I'll be transitioning to a new role as Board Member and Advisor, and continuing to support Discord t...
Activision confirms on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Steam page that it “uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets”, after fan speculation
Activision has finally admitted to using AI-generated content in its games and Call of Duty players aren't the least bit surprised.
December court filing: Activision revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops III cost $450M+ to make, Modern Warfare cost $640M+, and Black Ops Cold War cost $700M+
The biggest development budgets ever disclosed by a game company, buried in a court filing (but found by Game File), along with updated sales figures.