Blizzard nets more Hearthstone and World of Warcraft players while Overwatch keeps stable

Mike Minotti August 8, 2019 2:00 PM

Activision bets on higher results with dual launch of Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Mobile

Dean Takahashi August 8, 2019 1:54 PM

Activision Blizzard sees uptick in live games from Blizzard and King in strong Q2

Dean Takahashi August 8, 2019 1:23 PM

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled has the best launch in franchise history

Mike Minotti July 18, 2019 3:34 PM

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have 2 vs. 2 Gunfight multiplayer mode

Dean Takahashi July 11, 2019 10:05 AM

Call of Duty Endowment is increasing job placement for veterans

Dean Takahashi June 18, 2019 9:35 AM

Guest

Overwatch League shows esports marketing works

Sean Campbell May 14, 2019 3:30 PM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is keeping fans engaged better than WWII did

Mike Minotti May 2, 2019 1:49 PM

Activision Blizzard beats its Q1 earnings expectations

Mike Minotti May 2, 2019 1:33 PM

Bonfire Studios is not ‘gonna suddenly go out and make Candy Crush’

Giancarlo Valdes April 23, 2019 8:55 PM

Our deep dive into how esports broadcasting differs from traditional sports

Dean Takahashi April 13, 2019 6:16 AM

The DeanBeat: The landscape of gaming in 2019

Dean Takahashi April 12, 2019 8:00 AM

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice surpasses 2 million copies sold

Jeff Grubb April 11, 2019 8:41 AM

Call of Duty Endowment has helped more than 54,000 veterans find jobs

Dean Takahashi April 3, 2019 10:00 AM

Ted Price interview — Insomniac’s 25 years of excellence, Spider-Man, and leadership

Dean Takahashi March 5, 2019 9:35 AM

Newzoo: 2.4 billion people will game in 2019, thanks to mobile

Dean Takahashi March 5, 2019 6:00 AM

Guest

Cloud gaming will determine the new lord of digital distribution

Javier Polo February 27, 2019 11:11 PM

Bobby Kotick and Andrew Wilson make the list of most overpaid U.S. CEOs

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2019 10:01 AM

Guest

Is Fortnite killing game company stocks?

David Cole February 21, 2019 3:30 PM

Game Workers Unite org calls for Activision CEO’s job after layoffs

Jeff Grubb February 13, 2019 1:46 PM

Blizzard is working on several Warcraft and Diablo games despite layoffs

Jeff Grubb February 12, 2019 4:16 PM

King shuts down former Z2Live mobile game studio in Seattle, cuts 78 jobs

Dean Takahashi February 12, 2019 2:38 PM

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 sales strong, but Activision expected more

Dean Takahashi February 12, 2019 2:03 PM

Activision Blizzard cuts 8% of jobs amid ‘best’ financial results

Jeff Grubb February 12, 2019 1:46 PM

Activision Blizzard is reportedly planning hundreds of layoffs

Dean Takahashi February 9, 2019 6:15 AM

The DeanBeat: Wall Street hates game companies again. How dumb!

Dean Takahashi February 8, 2019 8:00 AM

Analysis

Bungie-Activision divorce analysis: Royalties, underperformance, and Destiny 3

Mike Minotti January 11, 2019 2:12 PM

Blizzard and NetEase extend Chinese publishing deal for Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more

Mike Minotti January 11, 2019 9:15 AM

Destiny and Bungie are breaking up with Activision

Mike Minotti January 10, 2019 1:14 PM

Activision Blizzard makes three new major leadership appointments

Mike Minotti January 9, 2019 9:55 AM

Activision Blizzard plans to fire its chief financial officer; Netflix may hire him (updated)

Dean Takahashi December 31, 2018 5:05 PM

Spyro Reignited Trilogy has stronger debut month than all past Spyro games combined

Mike Minotti December 18, 2018 3:22 PM

Drilling deep on how to monetize esports

Dean Takahashi December 16, 2018 8:35 AM

How Europe’s Rewired GG fund will invest $57 million in esports

Dean Takahashi December 15, 2018 8:45 AM

Call of Duty World League levels up its esports competition with 5v5 combat

Dean Takahashi December 9, 2018 10:25 AM

Crash Team Racing is next on the remake circuit

Mike Minotti December 6, 2018 7:00 PM

Analysis

The FTC saunters into the loot box fight

Jeff Grubb November 28, 2018 4:56 PM

Activision Blizzard hits Q3 earnings but spooks investors with weak Q4 forecast

Dean Takahashi November 8, 2018 1:53 PM

Destiny 2 player count up over this time last year

Mike Minotti November 8, 2018 1:40 PM

King’s Candy Crush Friends drives franchise to 262 million monthly active players

Dean Takahashi November 8, 2018 1:36 PM