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'Overwatch 2' Developers Just Made A Historic Change

Game workers have formed another union at a Microsoft-owned studio, this time covering multiple departments at one of the most popular shooters around.

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Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Blizzard form a new union: The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild

The Communications Workers of America says Microsoft has already recognized the union.

PC Gamer

Xbox backward compatibility isn't dead, as VP Jason Ronald announces new open role at Microsoft — "Are you passionate about game preservation?"

Xbox Backward Compatibility could come back if this new job listing is accurate, meaning much older games could be played on the latest Xbox hardware. Here's why it matters.

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FTC loses bid to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which already happened in 2023

It's not technically over, but yeah, it's over.

PC Gamer

Microsoft, Xbox secure victory in FTC appeal, cementing $69b Activision Blizzard deal

A year and a half after Microsoft's colossal $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard for Xbox closed, a U.S. court has struck down an appeal from the FTC to challenge the deal.

Windows Central

'Overwatch 2' 'Gundam Wing' Skins Leaks Ahead of Release: New Anime Collaboration Coming for Selected Heroes Only

Overwatch 2's next crossover is with Gundam Wing, and its latest skins are leaked for selected heroes only.

Player One

Discord confirms it's moving toward 'becoming a public company' as it hires a former Activision executive as its new CEO

Co-founder Jason Citron is stepping down, but will remain with the company as a member of the board of directors.

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'Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2', 'Modern Warfare 3' Re-Release: How Are They Different From Reboots?

The renowned classics of the Call of Duty franchise have been given their reboot, but a re-release is still considered.

Player One

My favourite part of Overwatch 2 Stadium is all the wacky ways you can make Soldier 76 the most annoying hero to walk this planet

I have made a monster.

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Xbox Game Pass gets Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, another Call of Duty game, Dredge, Towerborne, and more

More games are headed to Xbox Game Pass soon, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022), Dredge, Towerborne, and even more.

Windows Central

Rejoice: Overwatch 2's popular 6v6 mode is here to stay — at least during Season 16

Overwatch 2's 6v6 Open Queue mode has proven to be extremely popular — so much so that Blizzard is keeping it around.

Windows Central

How to complete the Black Ops 6 Shattered Veil Easter egg

Skip the guesswork and check this full walkthrough of Black Ops 6's Shattered Veil Easter egg.

PC Gamer

By rewriting its own history, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is the latest AAA title to reject modern trends in favor of retro sensibilities

Opinion | Simplicity rules, actually

GamesRadar

The 7 best moments in Xbox history

Xbox has been around for nearly half of Microsoft's 50-year history. Here are the seven best moments from the brand's past.

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Xbox fans are pining for Microsoft to re-open backward compatibility, considering it previously said it would add "as many games as possible" from Activision's catalog

Microsoft acquired Activision-Blizzard in full in 2023, and as we enter the second year of that acquisition, some fans have grown frustrated.

International Business Times

Games Industry Still A Hostile Environment For Many Women

Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple women working in the industry tell AFP they have seen or experienced sexism in the workplace, fearing economic hardship in the sector will lead to backsliding.

Evening Standard

Xbox next-gen console and handheld release dates leaked: what we know

The two gaming machines will finally reveal Microsoft’s grand plan to merge Xbox with Windows

Player One

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,' 'Warzone' Season 3 Face Delays; Release Moved to April—Here's Why

The upcoming releases for Call of Duty have been delayed to next month, much to the disappointment of waiting fans.

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Activision Confirms 'Call of Duty' Used AI-Generated Visuals in the Game After 'AI Hand' Fiasco

Activision Blizzard recently confirmed that it used generative AI to create in-game visuals for Call of Duty.

Player One

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' Season 2 Reloaded Adds 'Bullet' Map That Forces Enemy Encounters

Call of Duty's Season 2 Reloaded is here, and it brings the Bullet map, which is the thinnest map of all time.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover costs like $90 and even the die-hards are in shellshock: 'Cash cow-abunga!'

Radical-ly expensive.

PC Gamer

'We should be a little scared of what we're putting out there': Overwatch 2 lead designer says hero perks are about 'letting go' of perfect balance

Blizzard is finally letting fun be louder than balance in Overwatch 2.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick says he'd never have raised World of Warcraft's subscription by even a dollar because 'it's a prickly audience, you don't wanna do too much to agitate them'

But also calls it "the best subscription business of all time."

PC Gamer

Overwatch 2's new third-person Stadium mode breaks every Overwatch rule in the book, and it's about time

The most exciting thing to happen to Overwatch 2 since Overwatch 1.

PC Gamer

Bobby Kotick reckons the Warcraft film was 'a terrible idea' for Blizzard, and in the end 'was one of the worst movies I've ever seen'

"It took a lot of resources and distracted them."

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