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Bobby Kotick Secures $155M Pay Package

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Top GamesBobby Kotick is one of the highest paid executives in video games. / Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesActivision Blizzard shareholders have narrowly voted to approve CEO Bobby Kotick's $155 million pay packet, with 54% in favor of the approval. The approval comes after a year-long campaign by CtW Investor Group to cut down on Kotick's pay.The vote had been delayed by Activision Blizzard in what some saw as an attempt to avoid it's being rejected. For its part, Activision Blizzard says the delay helped shareholders to become better informed.Activision CEO Bobby

Crash Bandicoot Voice Actors Tease “Fun New Project”

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Time Stamp: May 17, 2021 6:23 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s not Crash Bandicoot…or is it? Crash Bandicoot might not be dead yet. That was a real concern after a report that every studio at Activision was working on Call of Duty that was followed up by reports that Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob was hit with layoffs, which Activision denied.  But Crash might be alive yet. At the very least, its voice actors are up to something, according to an Instagram post from Scott Whyte, the voice of Crash himself. White shared an image of himself and Neo

Blizzard Monthly Active Users Drops as Revenue Climbs

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Top GamesBlizzard is losing monthly active users even as its revenue climbs. | Photo courtesy of BlizzardBlizzard is losing millions of monthly active users over time, but the company's revenue continues to climb, according to its latest quarterly earnings report.Blizzard's numbers show it has 27 million monthly active users across its games. Although that number is very impressive, it represented a 29% drop from the first quarter of 2018, when Blizzard had 38 million monthly active players. Two million of those players left the ecosystem between the last quarter of

New Call of Duty: Warzone Patch Will Address Out-of-Bounds Exploits

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Time Stamp: May 4, 2021 3:45 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Raven says they know where the trouble spots are. After Verdansk’s Season 3 update, players had identified several spots on the map that can be used to access areas that would normally be out-of-bounds. Raven fixed several of these issues in a patch released last week, but is “continuing to sweep for exploits,” according to a tweet. Raven is also currently investigating an issue preventing PC players from launching Warzone. The studio believes the issue is due to conflicts with some anti-virus software. It’s an extremely busy time for Warzone.

Activision Says Reports of Toys for Bob Layoffs Are Incorrect

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“There has not been a reduction in personnel recently at the studio,” the company says. It’s no secret that Call of Duty has been a money-printing machine for Activision for as long as the series has been around, but over the last couple of years, with the ridiculously successful Call of Duty: Warzone, the series has grown even more in prominence where Activision is concerned. A number of internal studios at the company have already been actively involved with the series’ development in some way, shape, or form, and now, it’s beginning to look

Activision Blizzard CEO Addresses Recent Layoffs

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Time Stamp: April 29, 2021 6:08 PM - Modified On: April 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will forgo half his salary. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick explained the company's decision to lay off around 50 employees in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in a GamesBeat interview Thursday.Kotick said the elimination of live esports broadcasts as a result of the pandemic made many of those jobs untenable.Hahaha Kotick halving his salary when all of his real money comes from stock bonuses is like saying a game is free when you need to buy loot boxes to win—

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard, Overwatch

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Jessica Scharnagle • Apr 20, 18:45After 19 years with Blizzard, Jeff Kaplan has moved on from the famed developer and is handing over the Overwatch reigns to Aaron Keller. The news comes to a surprise to many Overwatch fans who have come to know and love Kaplan as the face of the Overwatch development team. He is appreciated for his one-take Developer Updates, and has been dubbed "Daddy Jeff" by those who love the game. Help us thank Jeff Kaplan for being the Mercy to our Genji. Thank you for

Payday 3 Developer Signs €50 Million Publishing Deal

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Time Stamp: March 19, 2021 2:21 PM - Modified On: March 19, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesPayday 3 will launch in 2023, says developer Starbreeze. | Photo courtesy of StarbreezePayday 3 developer Starbreeze has signed a €50 million (nearly $60 million) publishing deal with Koch Media for the game. Starbreeze remains the owner of the Payday intellectual property.Starbreeze says Payday 3 will now arrive in 2023 for both PC and console, and it plans to use the investment to pay for the development and marketing of the base game in addition to 18 months of post-launch content.Starbreeze nearly went out of business in 2019, after

Activision Blizzard Esports to Reportedly Layoff Near 50 Employees in Restructuring Move

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Time Stamp: March 16, 2021 3:10 PM - Modified On: March 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Call of DutyActivision Blizzard Esports will announce a restructuring that will result in layoffs of approximately 50 people according to a report by SBJ. | Photo courtesy of Activision BlizzardActivision Blizzard Esports will announce a restructuring that will result in layoffs of approximately 50 people, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, Activision Blizzard President of Sports & Entertainment, Tony Petitti, explained that these were steps necessary for ABE to "re-invent itself amid the coronavirus pandemic."This will start to take place

Best iPhone Game Updates: ‘Jetpack Joyride’, ‘Marvel Contest of Champions’, ‘King Rabbit’, ‘Langrisser’, and More

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. I think it might be a straight run of free-to-play games this week, friends. I can’t help it, there was a bumper crop. As usual, there are some stupid jokes to be found in here, so even if you don’t like the games you might enjoy the read. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself using AppShopper or by participating in the