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New York City Sues Activision Over $68.7 Billion Microsoft Acquisition

The lawsuit claims Microsoft's offer undervalues the company and Bobby Kotick was unfit to negotiate the sale.

By Matthew Humphries

Call of Duty Cheats Can't See or Hear Opposing Players Anymore

The latest anti-cheat mitigation technique is called 'Cloaking.'

By Matthew Humphries

Activision Details New Call of Duty, Warzone Updates

The next installment will be a sequel to Modern Warfare 2019.

By Nathaniel Mott

We're Finally Getting a Warcraft Mobile Game

'Substantial new content' is also planned for World of Warcraft and Hearthstone.

By Matthew Humphries

Activision Blizzard Workers Form a Union

Members of the Raven Software quality assurance team have formed a union.

By Nathaniel Mott

Beyond Call of Duty: 10 Activision Blizzard Game Series We Want to Play on Xbox

Your Xbox Game Pass backlog is about to get a lot larger thanks to Microsoft purchasing Activision Blizzard.

By Jordan Minor

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7B

Bethesda only cost $7.5 billion.

By Matthew Humphries

Amid Lawsuit, Blizzard Cancels BlizzCon to Focus on Game Development

'Whatever the event looks like in the future, we also need to ensure that it feels as safe, welcoming, and inclusive as possible,' Blizzard Entertainment says.

By Chance Townsend

Details for Call of Duty's Ricochet Anti-Cheat System Leak Online

The kernel-level driver for Activision's new Ricochet anti-cheat system leaks online, allowing would-be cheaters to get a head start on circumventing the system before the new Call of Duty: Vanguard even launches.

By Mark Knapp

Activision Finally Responds to Call of Duty Fans With 'Ricochet' Anti-Cheat

Warzone players who don't cheat might actually have a chance to win now.

By Nathaniel Mott

Activision Is Reducing Warzone and Modern Warfare File Sizes By Up to 33GB

The Season Two Reloaded update launching on March 30 includes the file size reductions.

By Matthew Humphries

World of Warcraft Can Run Natively on Apple's ARM-Powered Macs

The native support promises to make the game run faster on the new Macs. Those who've tried it report a respectable 40 to 50 frames per second.

By Michael Kan

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Requires Up to 250GB of Storage

Even at minimum requires, 175GB is needed for all the game modes to work.

By Matthew Humphries

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (for PC) Preview

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War eschews gritty realism for arcade-like action. Fans of the long-running FPS franchise will dig the new, thrilling multiplayer modes when the game drops in a few weeks.

By Tony Polanco

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (for PC) Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

The genre-defining extreme sports game ollies from the past to present, and sticks the landing.

By Jeffrey L. Wilson

Call of Duty: Warzone (for PC) Review

4.0
Editors' Choice

Call of Duty: Warzone is a shockingly addictive free-to-play shooter. It is highly polished and entirely self-contained, so you don't need to purchase a mainline Call of Duty game to frag your friends in thrilling battle royale action.

By Gabriel Zamora

UK Government, Game Makers Roll Out 'Stay at Home' Ads in Mobile Games

The publishers behind Candy Crush Saga, DiRT Rally 2.0, and Sniper Elite 4 will feature the 'Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives' message during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Adam Smith

15 Million Players Love 'Call of Duty: Warzone' Already

It's the latest battle royale video game, and Activision Blizzard says more than 15 million players tried out 'Call of Duty: Warzone' in just four days.

By Justin Herrick

Warcraft III: Reforged (for PC) Review

2.5

Warcraft III: Reforged is the much-hyped remake of the iconic RTS game. The base game is worth checking out if you're new to the series, but developer Blizzard released Reforged with fewer features than the original game.

By Gabriel Zamora

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (for PC) Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the fresh start that the series desperately needed. This reboot of a modern classic has everything folks once loved about the CoD franchise, and lays an exciting foundation for the series moving forward.

By Tony Polanco