Activision Blizzard acquisition talks took place days after Bobby Kotick report

A man whose legs became impaled on a fence says he spent five days 'hanging upside down' while his cries for help went unheard.

The U.S. government wants a word with Barry Diller, David Geffen and a third man involving the planned $68.7 billion merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

The U.S. government wants a word with Barry Diller, David Geffen and a third man involving the planned $68.7 billion merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

A man has died after being hit by a car on a busy Glasgow street.

Activision Blizzard has said that it is facing an increased attrition rate after ongoing legal action.The annual report (via Axios) states that recent legal proceedings regarding alleged workplace harassment and strikes over QA layoffs may be responsible for an increased attrition rate at the company, and is also causing difficulty in attracting new staff members.The report said: “We are experiencing adverse effects related to concerns raised about our workplace. If we experience significantly reduced productivity, significant worker protests or strikes in regards to these matters, significant continued loss of sponsors, advertisers or players, or other negative consequences relating to these matters, our business could be materially adversely impacted.”The report continues, saying that Activision Blizzard may not be able to conduct business if it is unable to attract, retain, and motivate skilled personnel.“We have observed labour shortages, increasing competition for talent, and increasing attrition.

Netflix has paused all future projects and acquisitions from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, Variety has learned. The streamer had four Russian originals in the pipeline, including a crime thriller series directed by Dasha Zhuk, which was shooting and has been put on hold.The 1990’s set series was Netflix’s second original series filming in Russia, following "Anna K" which wrapped last year.

A second robbery on a Netflix set has taken place within the space of a week, this time, ironically, French heist series Lupin.

"Dancing with the Stars" Cheryl Burke took a trip down memory lane Monday morning.  Burke, 37, shared with her Instagram followers that she returned to the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Hotel, which happens to be the same location that she tied the knot with her estranged husband, Matthew Lawrence, 42.  "Taking a few days alone to focus inward, reflect and really try to feel my feelings - with my partner in crime of course ♥️," she began.  "Dancing with the Stars" Cheryl Burke took a trip down memory lane Monday morning when she returned to the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Hotel.This location happens to be the same place she tied the knot with her estranged husband, Matthew Lawrence, nearly three years ago.  (Getty Images) Burke wasn’t completely solo on her trip as she brought along her French Bulldog, Ysabella, to visit the San Diego luxury resort.The professional dancer looked well rested and refreshed in her series of selfies.  Burke went on to address the Russian invasion of Ukraine and urged her followers to help, if possible.  "I think it’s important to note, that I am so fortunate to be able to pause and take this time for myself. As much as I may be going through personally, it is nothing compared to the suffering in Ukraine right now.

The Queen has returned to her royal duties nine days after testing positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace have confirmed. Her Majesty, 95, felt well enough to speak to foreign diplomates after postponing a number of engagements last week. One Tuesday 1 March, the 95 year old received two audiences from His Excellency Mr Carles Jordana Madero and His Excellency Mr Kedella Younous Hamidi.

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard and its board of directors are facing a shareholder lawsuit that claims they are merely enrching themselves by selling the company to Microsoft.

Naman Ramachandran Top Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, who has enjoyed a tremendously successful film career combining box office success with critical acclaim, is making his series acting debut with Disney Plus Hotstar series “Rudra: The Edge of Darkness,” the Indian adaptation of the BBC’s “Luther.” Devgn debuted with action drama “Phool Aur Kaante” (1991) and highlights of his acting career include the “Singham” cop universe films, “Othello” adaptation “Omkara” (2006), the comedy “Golmaal” franchise and historical film “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” the biggest Indian box office hit of 2020. In addition, He has directed “U Me Aur Hum” (2008) and “Shivaay” (2016) with “Runway 34” coming up, and he’s a prolific producer as well with more than 20 titles to his credit.

The cast of Harry Potter really were like family — and they apparently fought like one, too!

Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, has donated over $600,000 (£450,000) to causes that promote the election of Republican candidates.A report conducted by CNBC has found two private companies with links to Kotick which have made a number of large donations to Republican causes, with the aim to elect those candidates into office. The first company is Norgate LLC which made donations of $500,000 (£370,000) to the Senate Leadership Fund in 2020. The fund was aimed at supporting Republican candidate Mitch McConnell.Norgate LLC is linked to Kotick by the addresses it is registered under in California.

Josie Gibson has posted a message of concern for Rylan Clark, after the presenter had been recently spending some time in hospital. The TV personality, 37, took to Twitter to send her well wishes to Rylan, after he recently revealed he’d been taken to hospital last week for an unspecified cause . Alongside a string of heart emojis, Josie wrote: “I am sending so much love to one of the nicest men in showbiz @Rylan you are so loved, so bloody gorgeous and more importantly you have a beautiful heart.” Under her post, other commenters chimed in, with one writing: “we hope you [Rylan] are ok.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Season 2 of “Euphoria” on HBO. Lyla Garrity, the bubbly, spoiled country princess of “Friday Night Lights” iconically portrayed by Minka Kelly, had a thing for football jocks and hyping them up on the field, but that’s just about where the superficial similarities between Lyla and “Euphoria’s” Maddy Perez (Alexa Demie) — TV’s latest teen queen bee — end. Garrity was a cotton-candy angel compared to Perez’s sour and smart-mouthed demeanor.

Activision Blizzard, after the company tried to argue against it.On February 15, judge Timothy Patrick Dillon ruled that temporary workers could be included in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard.The company had previously tried to have the suit dismissed – or its scope narrowed down – by saying that California had wrongly included this group of employees.“The Court finds that [Department of Fair Employment and Housing] did not expand the scope of this lawsuit by amending the complaint to add the phrase “contingent and temporary workers,” reads a court document shared by reporter Stephen Totilo.Activision scandal news: Yesterday, in a tentative ruling, a judge in California overruled Activision's argument that the state wrongly added temp workers to its big discrimination suit against the company.