Renowned VC firm – Andreessen Horowitz (known as “a16z”) – announced launching a $600 million fund, GAMES FUND ON, dedicated to investing in the gaming industry. It has garnered support from industry ...
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Global Payments, Moderna, Activision Blizzard and more
Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, December 20, 2020. Paul Sancya | Pool | Reuters Check out the...
Activision Blizzard, Bilibili, Moody’s and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – Activision shares jumped 2.7% in premarket trading after Warren Buffett told the Berkshire annual meeting that ...
Activision Blizzard misses first-quarter EPS by 6 cents
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) recorded a fist-quarter of EPS of about $0.64, 6 cents worse than the $0.7 financial analyst estimates. First-quarter revenue came to about $1.77 billion, which was ...
Warren Buffett Reveals He’s Boosted Stake In Activision Blizzard To 9.5%
Topline Billionaire Warren Buffett disclosed Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway now owns about 9.5% of Activision Blizzard, with the Oracle of Omaha seeking to profit on the gap between the embattled vi...
Berkshire now owns 9.5% of Activision Blizzard
Warren Buffett announced on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) now owns a whopping 9.5% of video game giant Activision Blizzard (ATVI). The announcement, which the CEO made during Berkshi...
Berkshire owns 9.5% of Activision Blizzard shares in merger arbitrage bet
Warren Buffett on Saturday said Berkshire Hathaway has been increasing its stake in Activision Blizzard in a merger arbitrage play, betting that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of the video gam...
Sheryl Sandberg under fire for trying to kill a story about her ex, the CEO of Activision Blizzard
Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is now facing “internal scrutiny” at the company after pressuring U.K. tabloid the Daily Mail to kill a story about her former boyfriend, Activ...
Game Studio Blizzard Is Polling Players About Crypto and NFTs – Games Bitcoin News
Blizzard, a game studio and part of the Activision-Blizzard company, has started polling some gamers about the use of NFTs and cryptocurrency elements. The survey, which was only directed to some of i...
No, Blizzard Is Not Adopting NFTs
Alex Dovbnya Mike Ybarra, newly appointed head of Blizzard Entertainment, claims that his company will not adopt non-fungible tokens, putting an end to speculation Blizzard Entertainment President Mik...
Blizzard Entertainment says no to the NFT market
TL;DR Breakdown • Blizzard’s president talks about the firm’s integration into the NFT market• Users find the president’s views on NFTs irrelevant. Ybarra Mike, the president of Blizzard Entertainment...
Blizzard Is Not Exploring NFTs, Company President Says
Mike Ybarra, newly-appointed Blizzard Entertainment President, has put an end to the speculations about the company possibly adopting non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Via Twitter, the executive said the fi...
Activision Blizzard: NFTs are coming to Call of Duty?
Indiscretions start circulating from the giant Activision Blizzard regarding a possible integration of NFTs in Call of Duty 2022. Activision Blizzard ready to launch NFTs on Call of Duty Activision Bl...
Should I buy Activision Blizzard shares in April 2022?
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares have advanced more than 15% since the beginning of 2022 year, even though the company reported that the number of monthly active users (MAUs) continues ...
8 Misused Weather Terms – Are You Guilty?
I was listening to sports talk radio last week, and one of the guys used the term “tsunami” to describe rainstorms that had moved through our area. While I often hear that description, it is a misuse ...
Epic Games and Activision Blizzard Will Not Be Sold in Russia
The invasion of Russia on Ukraine is taking a toll on Ukrainians. Call it a work of Karma, but Russia is also facing several issues due to war. Apart from a dent in its economy and currency, Russia’s ...
Activision Blizzard Is Being Sued by Shareholders Over Microsoft Sale. Here’s Why it Matters.
Once one of the game industry’s most beloved publishers, Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – Get Activision Blizzard, Inc. Report has fallen from grace in a major way over the last year–an...
Avalanche-Based Dexalot Raises $7 Million in Funding, Blizzard Fund Led Round
Vladislav Sopov Dexalot, a new-gen cryptocurrencies exchange on high-performance platform Avalanche (AVAX), completes fundraising Contents Dexalot secures $7,000,000 in strategic funding 12,000 wallet...
Warren Buffett’s firm took big stake in Activision Blizzard ahead of Microsoft deal
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company placed a rare bet on a technology company late last year and it has already paid off in a big way. Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -1.52% revealed in documents filed w...
Buffett’s Berkshire Takes Activision Blizzard Stake, Exits Teva
(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a stake in Activision Blizzard Inc., the game giant that has agreed to be acquired by Microsoft Corp., in an investment that would hav...
A former Activision Blizzard employee says she was greeted on her first day of work with a line of fireball whiskey shots at 9:30 AM
Nicki Broderick arrived promptly at 9:30 a.m. on June 13, 2011, for her first day as an employee at the video game developer Blizzard Entertainment. Lined up in front of her keyboard she found a row o...
Activision Blizzard misses on Q4 earnings as ‘Call of Duty’ bookings fall
The entrance to the Activision Blizzard Inc. campus is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake Activision Blizzard (ATVI) reported its Q4 2021 earnings after the bell on ...
Microsoft to release first earnings after announcing Activision Blizzard deal
Microsoft (MSFT) reported its fiscal Q2 earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday, beating analysts’ expectations with its cloud services revenue jumping 46%. The announcement comes just a wee...
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for Almost $70 Billion » NullTX
The big news of this week is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft announced today plans to acquire the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The recent acquisition...
Activision Blizzard, Goldman Sachs, Peloton, Moderna and more
A Peloton office sign is seen near a person riding a bicycle as the city moves into Phase 3 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 16, 2020 in New York C...
Five Reasons Microsoft Is Making Activision Blizzard Its Biggest Deal Ever
(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. is buying Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $68.7 billion all-cash acquisition, uniting two of the biggest forces in video games. It’s the software maker’s biggest deal...
Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick Reportedly Leaving Company After Microsoft Deal Closes
Topline Activision Blizzard CEO and near-billionaire Bobby Kotick is expected to leave the company once the $68.7 million deal with Microsoft closes, the Wall Street Journal reports, signaling an end ...