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King Digital Entertainment is a social games development company. King develops games for the web, for mobile (iOS, Android, Windows Phone), Facebook, and Windows 10. King gained fame after releasing the cross-platform title Candy Crush Saga in 2012, considered the first successful game utilizing the freemium model. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard in February 2016 for $5.9 billion, and operates as its own entity within that company.

King Digital Entertainment

Activision is an American interactive entertainment company. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California and founded in 2008 through the merger of Vivendi Games and Activision, the company is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol NASDAQ: ATVI, and since 2015 has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500. Activision Blizzard currently includes five business units: Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Major League Gaming, Activision Blizzard Studios, and King Digital Entertainment.  Some of their popular games include: World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, Call of Duty,  kylanders, Destiny, Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.

Major League Gaming is a professional eSports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit was a television broadcast of Halo 2 MLG tournaments in 2006 and 2007, ESPN.com, and other broadband sites. The company has also been involved in television production, and game development. MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events.

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Activision Blizzard’s mission is to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. One of the successful interactive entertainment companies, its franchises include popular games like Call of Duty®, Warcraft® (Warcraft®, World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®), Overwatch®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, Candy Crush™, Crash Bandicoot™, Guitar Hero®, Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™, Bubble Witch™, Pet Rescue™, Farm Heroes™, and Spyro™. Through these franchises, the company reaches more than 400 million players across 190 countries.   Activision Blizzard’s business units and development studios include Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, King Games, Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch Studios, Beenox, Demonware, High Moon Studios, and Toys for Bob.   The company supports corporate social responsibility initiatives that are directly tied to its franchises. As an example, the Call of Duty Endowment has helped find employment for over 100,000 veterans.   Bobby Kotick currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. He became CEO of Activision in 1991 after purchasing a company stake the previous year. Kotick engineered a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games during the late 2000s, which led to the creation of Activision Blizzard in 2008 and his being named the company's inaugural CEO.   Activision Blizzard is a member of the Fortune 500 and the S&P 500. Activision Blizzard has been recognized as one of FORTUNE magazine's “100 Best Companies To Work For''.

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Video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc's mobile gaming unit, King, said on Wednesday two of its senior executives, including a co-founder, would leave the company before its deal with Microsoft Corp.

Activision's mobile gaming unit to see leadership changes ahead of Microsoft deal

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--King, the leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile gaming world and a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, is today announcing a series of leadership changes. Tjodolf Sommestad is the new President of King. He will take over from Humam Sakhnini, who, after six years at King and 12 years at Activision Blizzard, is stepping down to return to the US with his family. In addition, Sebastian Knutsson, one of the co-founders of the company, is stepping down from

King Announces Leadership Changes

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Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. shook off a report late Tuesday that next year's version of the popular “Call of Duty” videogame will be delayed.

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Microsoft jumped at a chance to buy Activision Blizzard at a relative discount after troubling stories about the game publisher and its leader.

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According to a 13F filing, Berkshire Hathaway bought approximately 14.66 million Activision Blizzard shares valued at around $975 million as of the end of 2021.

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It has been about two decades since Microsoft and the US government went head-to-head in one of the country's biggest-ever antitrust battles. In the years since, Microsoft has managed to mostly stay off the radars of lawmakers and antitrust regulators, even as scrutiny of other tech giants has ramped up.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that federal and state regulators have broadened their investigations into Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ: ATVI) leadership role in handling workplace misconduct claims. State watchdog, The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing subpoenaed Activision's directors over its workplace issues.

Microsoft's Activision Acquisition Triggers Regulatory Subpoenas Over Workplace Harassment

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) chairman and CEO Warren Buffett on Thursday adamantly denied that he or his colleagues at the investment firm had advanced knowledge of Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ: MSFT) plan to buy Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI). What Happened: The veteran value investor told the New York Post that he wanted to clear up “misinformation” about the $1 billion transaction, in which his investment firm bought shares in Activision Blizzard in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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The Berkshire Hathaway CEO said his company bought 85% of its stake in October, about three months before the Microsoft deal.

Warren Buffett says his team didn't know Microsoft was planning to buy Activision Blizzard when they bought the gaming stock

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway purchased 14.7 million shares of Activision ahead of the gaming company's agreement to be acquired by Microsoft.

Buffett Says Berkshire Had 'No Prior Knowledge' of Microsoft's Deal for Activision

Federal and state regulators have widened their investigations into how Activision Blizzard Inc.'s ATVI, -0.60%  leadership handled workplace misconduct claims, according to documents and people familiar with the probes, as the videogame giant works to complete a planned $75 billion sale to Microsoft Corp.  MSFT, -2.93%.

The Wall Street Journal: State, federal regulators expand Activision workplace misconduct probes

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway Inc's recent investment in Activision Blizzard Inc has been "no bonanza" for Berkshire, and was made without knowing the video game maker would receive a takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.

Buffett says Berkshire's Activision purchase was 'no bonanza'

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett adamantly denied that he or any other investors at the firm had advance knowledge of Microsoft's plan to buy Activision-Blizzard.

Warren Buffett writes The Post to say Activision buy wasn't based on insider info

Microsoft and MSFT stock will benefit from the Activision Blizzard deal, as multiple catalysts will help this purchase be very worthwhile. The post How The Activision Blizzard Purchase Helps Microsoft Stock appeared first on InvestorPlace.

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Back in January, Microsoft ( MSFT , Financial) announced its plans to acquire the game publisher Activision Blizzard ( ATVI , Financial), the maker of several famous franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, for $68.7 billion in an all-cash transaction. This news sent shares of the stock up 25% at the time.

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Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)'s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B) bought approximately $1 billion worth of shares in leading gaming firm Activision Blizzard ( ATVI , Financial) during the fourth quarter of 2021. The stock traded for an average share price of $68 during the quarter, which made the market cap at the time of purchase just $50.4 billion.

Buffett Invests $1 Billion in Activision Blizzard

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick used a secret company to quietly donate to a committee backing a GOP former hedge fund chief's U.S. Senate run in Pennsylvania.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick quietly donated to super PAC backing ex-hedge fund chief's Senate bid

Berkshire Hathaway bought approximately 14.66 million Activision Blizzard shares valued at $975 million.

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Activision Blizzard (ATVI) stock is on the move Tuesday following news of an investment in the game developer by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A). The post ATVI Stock Alert: Why The Big Buffett Bet That Has Activision Blizzard Trending Today appeared first on InvestorPlace.

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Famed investor Warren Buffett's firm, Berkshire Hathaway, acquired shares of video game giant Activision Blizzard worth nearly $1 billion during the fourth quarter.

Warren Buffett took $1B stake in Activision Blizzard before Microsoft deal

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly $1 billion of shares in Activision Blizzard before Microsoft Corp. agreed to buy the video game maker.

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