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마이크로소프트, 결국 블리자드 인수... ' 690억 달러' 빅딜

2023.10.16

Microsoft has finally finalized its acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard, 21 months after announcing plans to buy the company in January last year. The deal was valued at $68.7 billion, making it the largest merger in the history of the information technology (IT) industry.

블리자드, 오버워치 2 출시 이후 부정 계정 25만 개 이상 이용 금지 조치

2023.09.11

Blizzard says it has banned more than 250,000 accounts since the launch of Overwatch 2. Blizzard has a zero tolerance policy for cheating and unauthorized programming in Overwatch 2. We are continuously improving our detection and prevention systems to prevent cheating and the use of unauthorized programs. In addition to the account bans, Blizzard said, "If you see users of cheating and unauthorized programs, please report them using the in-game report feature."

블리자드, 디도스 공격으로 일부 게임 서버 접속 오류

2023.06.26

Blizzard has confirmed that a DDoS attack over the past week has caused some of its games, including Battle.net, to fail. "We are experiencing a DDoS attack, which may result in longer access times and disconnections for some games," Blizzard said on Friday (local time), adding that it is "actively working to overcome the issue."

블리즈컨 2023, 11월 3일 오프라인 개최 발표

2023.05.18

Blizzard has announced that it will host BlizzCon 2023 on November 3 and 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The company has not yet released specific programming and ticketing information. BlizzCon, which will be held offline for the first time in four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is Blizzard's own gaming convention that features a variety of new game reveals and demos, esports competitions, and in-person events.

영국도 NO! ‘만렙’ MS도 힘든 ‘블리자드’ 인수전

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2023.04.27

세계 게임시장에서 ‘만렙’을 찍고 있는 마이크로소프트의 액티비전 블리자드 인수가 차질을 빚고 있다. 두 기업의 합병에 불허를 결정한 규제 당국들은 이번 ‘빅딜’이 현재 게임시장에서 혁신적인 클라우드 기반 비디오 게임 스트리밍 서비스와 이를 사용하고 있는 게이머들의 기회를 억제시킬수 있다고 우려하고 있다.

구글·엔비디아, 공정위에 마이크로소프트-액티비전 인수에 대한 우려 표명

2023.01.13

Alphabet Google and Nvidia Corp. have expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission about Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., adding fuel to the government’s case against the $69 billion deal, according to people familiar with the matter. The companies joined Sony Group Corp. in raising issues with the transaction, which the FTC sued to block in December. The commission has argued that the deal would hinder competition in the video-game industry and has scheduled an in-house trial for August. Either company could be called to testify as part of the FTC trial.

마이크로소프트·FTC, '블리자드 인수' 1월 3일 공판 심리

2023.01.02

Microsoft and the FTC will go to court on January 3rd. The two will spar over the fate of Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to buy Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard. The FTC is suing Microsoft to block the acquisition from moving forward. Microsoft has pledged to release future Call of Call of duty games on competing platforms.

블리자드, 넷이즈와 재계약 불발... 내년 1월 중국 시장서 철수

2022.11.18

Activision Blizzard and NetEase failed to renew 14-year-old licensing agreement. New sales of Activision Blizzard games in China will stop in the next few days. Activision said it was looking for alternatives. Microsoft is trying to buy Activision for $68.7bn.

액티비전 블리자드, 직원 성추행 혐의로 피소

2022.10.14

Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for sexual harassment, gender discrimination and sexual battery. She alleges that a former product manager sexually harassed her in the workplace for years. A report last year found that the CEO knew for years about rampant sexual harassment at the company, but failed to act.

블리자드 "오버워치2 서버 대량 디도스 공격 당해"

2022.10.05

Blizzard says its servers are under a "mass DDoS attack" following launch of the game. Players have reported unexpected server errors and difficulties joining games. Some players claim to be experiencing queues of up to 40,000 other players. Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra had earlier thanked players for their patience and pledged to "get [them] into the fun"

블리자드, 10월2일 오버워치 서버 중단

2022.09.16

October 2nd is the last day to play Overwatch prime. The game will go offline for 24 hours to make way for the release of Crystal overwatch 2. The assault game mode and six-player earthshatter mode are among the things going away.

'월드 오브 워크래프트: 리치 왕의 분노 클래식' 9월 26일 출시

2022.07.26

World of Warcraft Classic will return to the Wrath of the Lich King era on September 26th. WotLK is widely considered one of the best expansions in the game’s history. Blizzard is introducing a new leveling mechanic called Joyous Journeys ahead of the release.

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