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. Activision Admits It Uses Generative AI for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (www.ign.com)
   3 points by mikhael 12 days ago | discuss
2. Activision "AI slop" Guitar Hero advert is market research for a fake game (www.eurogamer.net)
   2 points by mikhael 5 days ago | 1 comments
3. Bobby Kotick, Former CEO of Activision Blizzard; and Bing Gordon [video] (www.youtube.com)
   2 points by doppp 27 days ago | discuss
4. Brodie Lockard: The Amazing Programmer Behind Activision's "Shanghai" [2017] (tedium.co)
   1 points by superfunny 10 days ago | discuss
5. Activision admits to using AI and CoD players aren't surprised at all (www.dexerto.com)
   1 points by speckx 12 days ago | discuss
6. Launch HN: Maritime Fusion (YC W25) – Fusion Reactors for Ships
   216 points by jtcohen 11 days ago | 261 comments
7. UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal (www.bloomberg.com)
   624 points by jmsflknr almost 2 years ago | 563 comments
8. Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees (www.theverge.com)
   336 points by mikece about 1 year ago | 313 comments
9. Microsoft completes $69B deal to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theguardian.com)
   335 points by beardyw over 1 year ago | 576 comments
10. Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)
    289 points by meetpateltech over 1 year ago | 469 comments
11. Scaling Databases at Activision [pdf] (static.sched.com)
    241 points by ksec almost 2 years ago | 120 comments
12. Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job (www.theguardian.com)
    216 points by mrkramer almost 2 years ago | 202 comments
13. Activision QA Workers Vote to Form Largest US Video Game Worker Union to Date (www.ign.com)
    207 points by toomuchtodo 12 months ago | 54 comments
14. Microsoft consumes Activision; and a plea (blog.zarfhome.com)
    203 points by sjackso over 1 year ago | 160 comments
15. Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to eliminate Playstation (www.axios.com)
    167 points by redbell over 1 year ago | 144 comments
16. Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in gaming (www.gov.uk)
    135 points by impish9208 almost 2 years ago | 104 comments
17. Microsoft Closes $69B Activision Deal, Overcoming Regulators' Objections (www.nytimes.com)
    130 points by SeanBoocock over 1 year ago | 3 comments
18. Activision threatened, spied on workers amid union drive, U.S. agency says (www.reuters.com)
    121 points by pseudolus almost 2 years ago | 32 comments
19. Feds Say Activision Layoffs Violate Promises Microsoft Made in Merger Deal (gizmodo.com)
    66 points by rntn about 1 year ago | 14 comments
20. US moves to block Microsoft's Activision takeover (www.bbc.com)
    61 points by belter over 1 year ago | 47 comments
21. Microsoft gets green light in UK to buy Activision (www.bbc.co.uk)
    46 points by mystcb over 1 year ago | 56 comments
22. 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
23. EU antitrust regulators clear $69B Microsoft, Activision deal (www.reuters.com)
    40 points by alphabetting almost 2 years ago | 29 comments
24. Microsoft Can Close Its $75B Buy of Activision Blizzard, Judge Rules (www.wsj.com)
    40 points by htk over 1 year ago | 2 comments
25. MSFT announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision's Bobby Kotick departs (www.theverge.com)
    37 points by haunter about 1 year ago | 2 comments
26. Brad Smith used Microsoft's $1B lobbying machine to win Activision battle (www.ft.com)
    36 points by belter over 1 year ago | 18 comments
27. 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
28. Britain blocks Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard (www.cnbc.com)
    25 points by ushakov almost 2 years ago | 3 comments
29. 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
30. EU approves Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard (www.cnbc.com)
    22 points by mfiguiere almost 2 years ago | 4 comments
31. E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69B Deal for Activision (www.nytimes.com)
    20 points by flinner almost 2 years ago | 3 comments
32. Microsoft wins dismissal of gamers' suit over $69B Activision deal (www.reuters.com)
    20 points by mfiguiere almost 2 years ago | discuss
33. US FTC seeks to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision -source (www.reuters.com)
    18 points by giuliomagnifico over 1 year ago | 6 comments
34. Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard (apnews.com)
    17 points by glitcher over 1 year ago | 1 comments
35. FTC Loses Appeals Court Bid to Pause Microsoft-Activision Deal (www.bloomberg.com)
    16 points by mfiguiere over 1 year ago | 1 comments
36. Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Considering Buying TikTok (www.pcmag.com)
    15 points by rchaudhary 12 months ago | 7 comments