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FTC Files Suit To Block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Buy

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that it is looking to block the acquisition of Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corp., saying the buy will "harm competition in high-performance gaming consoles and subscription services".

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Activision Brings on Sponsors

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Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. signed several high-profile sponsors for its new “Call of Duty” League, two weeks after launching the professional esports competition.

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Overwatch League Faces Fallout From Activision Blizzard's Harassment Issues

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In further fallout from the controversy over claims of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard, Coca-Cola and State Farm are reportedly "revisiting" their sponsorship of the Overwatch League and Call of Duty League, Activision Blizzard's e-sports leagues.

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Activision Offers Up $1M In Prizes In Latest Call of Duty Competition

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Santa Monica-based videogame publishing firm Activision announced this morning that it is offering up $1 million in prizes at its upcoming Call of Duty Championship, a live video gaming competition which is now in its second year. gaming content game video videogame activision callofduty duty call' READ MORE>>.

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Activision Offering $1M Prize In Call of Duty Championship

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Activision said Friday that it has launched a new Call of Duty gaming competition, which will feature a $1 million prize, for the top player of Call of Duty: Black Ops II on the Xbox 360. The competition said that any player can register to compete in the competition. READ MORE>>.

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Activision Blizzard Launches New Esports Division, Taps Former ESPN CEO

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Santa Monica-based videogame publisher Activision Blizzard announced this morning that it has launched a brand new, Esports division, which will focus on competitive gaming and growth of esports. Activision titles in the Esports are include StarCraft, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, HearthStone, and more.

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Activision Awards Prizes To Two Games Developers

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Santa Monica-based Activision , the computer games publisher, said today that it has awarded two winners in the first round of its Activisoin Independent Games Competition. Activision says it is offering up $500,000 in prizes as part of the competition, which is aimed at independent game developers in the US.