Hackernews posts about Activision

Activision is a leading American video game developer and publisher known for popular franchises like Call of Duty and Skylanders.

1. BitNet a4.8: 4-bit Activations for 1-bit LLMs (arxiv.org)
   3 points by ivanfioravanti 12 days ago | discuss
2. UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal (www.bloomberg.com)
   624 points by jmsflknr over 1 year ago | 563 comments
3. Activision’s faulty anti-cheat software (blog.mikeswanson.com)
   473 points by mdswanson almost 2 years ago | 336 comments
4. FTC seeks to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard (www.ftc.gov)
   408 points by Pulcinella almost 2 years ago | 457 comments
5. Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees (www.theverge.com)
   336 points by mikece 10 months ago | 313 comments
6. Microsoft completes $69B deal to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theguardian.com)
   335 points by beardyw about 1 year ago | 576 comments
7. Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
   289 points by meetpateltech over 1 year ago | 469 comments
8. Scaling Databases at Activision [pdf] (static.sched.com)
   241 points by ksec over 1 year ago | 120 comments
9. Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job (www.theguardian.com)
   216 points by mrkramer over 1 year ago | 202 comments
10. Activision QA Workers Vote to Form Largest US Video Game Worker Union to Date (www.ign.com)
    207 points by toomuchtodo 9 months ago | 54 comments
11. Microsoft consumes Activision; and a plea (blog.zarfhome.com)
    203 points by sjackso about 1 year ago | 160 comments
12. Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to eliminate Playstation (www.axios.com)
    167 points by redbell over 1 year ago | 144 comments
13. Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in gaming (www.gov.uk)
    135 points by impish9208 over 1 year ago | 104 comments
14. Microsoft Closes $69B Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators' Objections (www.nytimes.com)
    130 points by SeanBoocock about 1 year ago | 3 comments
15. Activision threatened, spied on workers amid union drive, U.S. agency says (www.reuters.com)
    121 points by pseudolus over 1 year ago | 32 comments
16. Feds Say Activision Layoffs Violate Promises Microsoft Made in Merger Deal (gizmodo.com)
    66 points by rntn 10 months ago | 14 comments
17. US moves to block Microsoft's Activision takeover (www.bbc.com)
    61 points by belter over 1 year ago | 47 comments
18. Activision leak details Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 2023 roadmap (www.ggrecon.com)
    59 points by bookofjoe over 1 year ago | 57 comments
19. Sony doesn't want to provide documents regarding Microsoft Activision deal (www.fosspatents.com)
    52 points by MikusR almost 2 years ago | 35 comments
20. Microsoft gets green light in UK to buy Activision (www.bbc.co.uk)
    46 points by mystcb about 1 year ago | 56 comments
21. Court denies FTC last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
    43 points by astlouis44 over 1 year ago | 12 comments
22. EU antitrust regulators clear $69B Microsoft, Activision deal (www.reuters.com)
    40 points by alphabetting over 1 year ago | 29 comments
23. Microsoft Can Close Its $75B Buy of Activision Blizzard, Judge Rules (www.wsj.com)
    40 points by htk over 1 year ago | 2 comments
24. MSFT announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision's Bobby Kotick departs (www.theverge.com)
    37 points by haunter 11 months ago | 2 comments
25. Brad Smith used Microsoft's $1B lobbying machine to win Activision battle (www.ft.com)
    36 points by belter about 1 year ago | 18 comments
26. Sony Won't Share PS6 Plans With Activision if Microsoft Deal Goes Through (www.ign.com)
    31 points by machdiamonds over 1 year ago | 17 comments
27. Britain blocks Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard (www.cnbc.com)
    25 points by ushakov over 1 year ago | 3 comments
28. MS Admits Xbox Has 'Lost the Console Wars', Battles for $69B Activision Buyout (www.ign.com)
    22 points by indigodaddy over 1 year ago | 45 comments
29. EU approves Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard (www.cnbc.com)
    22 points by mfiguiere over 1 year ago | 4 comments
30. E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69B Deal for Activision (www.nytimes.com)
    20 points by flinner over 1 year ago | 3 comments
31. Microsoft wins dismissal of gamers' suit over $69B Activision deal (www.reuters.com)
    20 points by mfiguiere over 1 year ago | discuss