Top Video Game Trends for 2024, Starting With Microsoft-Activision Changes

Top Video Game Trends for 2024, Starting With Microsoft-Activision Changes

Listen to The Big Take podcast on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal. Microsoft recently cut 1,900 jobs from its gaming division and among the layoffs were many at the recently acquired video game developer Activision Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment’s President Mike Ybarra and co-founder Allen Adham are both departing. The tech giant … Read more

Overwatch 2 In 2023 Was Full Of Ups And Downs

Overwatch 2 In 2023 Was Full Of Ups And Downs

In 2023, Blizzard opened up Overwatch’s world for third-party collaborations. The first was a set of skins and other cosmetics based on the anime/manga One-Punch Man, which naturally turned Overwatch’s own “one-punch man,” Doomfist, into the titular hero with a new skin. The cape is luxurious, but he’s not the only hero who got to … Read more