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How Bobby Kotick Aims to Improve Company Culture at Activision Blizzard

How Bobby Kotick Aims to Improve Company Culture at Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has set out to clean up his company’s culture. Working from the ground up, he is changing everything from the company-wide harassment policy to the overall transparency of their operations.  Kotick recently sent a letter informing current employees of the upcoming overhauls, which helped temper uncertainty about the future. By clearly laying out expectations going ...

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Blizzard to Starcraft II Early Birds: “You’re Going to Have to Wait”

People have started receiving their Starcraft II pre-orders in the mail. Of course, the first thing they’re going to do is through the disc in the ole drive and start gaming away. Not so. Blizzard is restricting the general audience of getting a head start over everyone else by blocking access to the game until tomorrow. When attempting to play ...

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Starcraft II Mod Gives Blizzard a Final Fantasy-Inspired Turn-Based Edge

Some people expected that Starcraft II might have been an MMORPG similar to that of World of Warcraft. While that turned out to be false, YouTube user SkriK uses Starcraft II‘s Galaxy Map Editor to create a modification which allows the game to have a Final Fantasy-esque turn-based combat system. So while it might not be as fully-functioning or offer ...

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Blizzard Releases World of Warcraft Mobile Armory for iPhone

Us WoW addicts have been waiting for awhile for an iPhone app which can fill our need for the World of Warcraft when we’re not at our computer. Finally, Blizzard has released their World of Warcraft Mobile Armory application for the iPhone. The app is a fully-featured WoW Armory in the palm of your hand, including the ability to view ...

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Blizzard Reveals WoW Night Elf Druid Bear Form Changes

All of you tree-hugging druids out there are about to get your own custom bear form and honestly, it looks pretty neat. The Tauren is getting their own, why not the Night Elves as well? Blizzard is slowly rolling out the models for the new form changes coming soon to your nearest World of Warcraft screen. The models have definitely ...

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Blizzard Working On New Franchise

While World of Warcraft is the king of the MMORPG world and Starcraft is busy keeping people in Korea busy, sometimes a little change can be good. According to the Internets, Blizz is working on a brand new franchise that will be released in MMO-form. Looking for details or a release date? Don’t hold your breath. They’ve still got Starcraft ...

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Blizzard’s 12-foot Orc Statue

You gotta hand it to Blizzard for having incredible taste. Taking a page from the Warcraft coffers, the team comissioned a 12-foot Orc statue from WETA, the special FX gurus behind the Lord of the Rings series of movies. Originally, the statue was shrunk down and given to employees as a gift but now all can bask in the Orc’s ...

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Blizzard Wins Legal Battle Against Bot Manufacturer

If you’re into MMORPGs and more specifically, World of Warcraft, then you’ve surely heard of or used Glider, a program that automatically levels your character for you. Blizzard took the makers of Glider to court and just won the first round of the legal battle. MDY Industries, the maker of Glider, will have to pay out $6 million to Blizzard ...

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