‘World Of Warcraft’ and ‘Call Of Duty’ developers allege Activision Blizzard is losing “amazing talent” due to remote working policy

animated reboot series of the 1990s kids’ classic “Barney,” will be bringing everyone’s favorite dinosaur back into homes everywhere in 2024. Warner Bros.

Heating up! Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz’s relationship is “still going strong,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

LFO is known for 1999's smash hit "Summer Girls," but over the years, the band has been plagued by loss. Today, Brad Fischetti is the last surviving member, and he spoke with Fox News Digital about what it was like to lose his bandmates and how his faith played a big role in working through the tragedies. Rich Cronin, the songwriter and rapper on "Summer Girls," passed away in 2010 after battling leukemia.

Tori and Zach Roloff celebrated a special milestone!On Sunday, the stars' youngest son, Josiah, turned one. Proud mom Tori marked the occasion with a sweet post.«Happy birthday Josiah!» Tori wrote next to a video set to Brent Morgan's song, «Forever and Ever, Amen.»In the video, the birthday boy sits in a highchair (posted in front of a banner that reads: Josiah's First Rodeo) surrounded by rodeo-themed balloons as he eats his birthday cake.

Microsoft president Brad Smith has described yesterday (April 26) as the company’s “darkest day in our four decades in Britain,” after its proposed £55billion purchase of Activision Blizzard was blocked in the UK.Yesterday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was blocking Microsoft’s proposed acquisition, over concerns that ownership of Activision Blizzard‘s catalogue — which includes the likes of Call Of Duty, Overwatch and World Of Warcraft — would harm competition in the cloud gaming market.Speaking on the BBC‘s Wake Up To Money podcast (via GamesIndustry.biz), Brad Smith accused the decision of being “bad for Britain,” and claimed it will “discourage innovation and investment in the UK”.“Microsoft has been in the United Kingdom for 40 years and we play a vital role, not just supporting businesses and non-profits but even defending the nation from cyber-security threats,” said Smith. “But this decision, I have to say, is probably the darkest day in our four decades in Britain.

$68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after publishing its final findings on Wednesday.The regulator, which initially launched an in-depth review of the deal in September, provisionally determined in February that the merger could make the tech giant even stronger in cloud gaming, stifling market competition. In its final decision, the CMA determined that Microsoft would “find it commercially beneficial to make Activision’s games exclusive to its own cloud gaming service” and that the deal would “reinforce Microsoft’s advantage in the market by giving it control over important gaming content such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft.”“Given its already strong position, even a moderate increment to Microsoft’s strength may be expected to substantially reduce competition in this developing market, to the detriment of current and future cloud gaming users,” the CMA said.

Microsoft’s $68.7BN deal for games giant Activision Blizzard has been blocked by regulators in the UK.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director J.K. Rowling is well aware many “Harry Potter” fans intend to boycott Max’s upcoming television series adaptation due to her involvement as an executive producer on the show. The Warner Bros. Discovery streamer officially announced the series on April 12, confirming each book in Rowling’s series will be adapted into a full season of television. A new cast of actors will be assembled to take on the roles of Harry, Ron, Hermione and more. Rowling has been embroiled in controversy for several years now due to her controversial statements on gender, many of which have been slammed for being anti-trans. “Dreadful news, which I feel duty bound to share,” Rowling wrote on Twitter in reaction to backlash against the new “Harry Potter” television series. “Activists in my mentions are trying to organize yet another boycott of my work, this time of the ‘Harry Potter’ TV show. As forewarned is forearmed, I’ve taken the precaution of laying in a large stock of champagne.”

Time flies! Giuliana Rancic shared a rare photo with her family at Disney World — and her and husband Bill Rancic’s 10-year-old son, Duke, is all grown up.  

Emma Claiir has come under fire after recounting a cruel instance of animal abuse from her childhood — which she’s being real “sorry not sorry” about.

McKinley Franklin editor Lisa Vanderpump, Bravo personality, restauranteur and branding mogul, labeled the “Vanderpump Rules” infidelity scandal, “a producer’s dream, but talent’s nightmare.”  When speaking with editor at large Kate Aurthur at Variety’s 2023 Entertainment Marketing Summit, Vanderpump revealed just how “gobsmacked” and “shattered” she was when the cheating scandal — aka the Scandoval — broke out between her cast members on the reality show, which she executively produces. “I was basically having a bloody heart attack,” Vanderpump told Aurthur.

, as she tells the camera in a video: “I just finished showering and doing my little routine, and you know what I realized? I am f**king gorgeous. I am . Catch up b*tch!”In a typical Lizzo fashion, her phone fell down just as she was about to throw in a hot girl pose to end the video.

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So we’re going to do the hard work for you.

Police are attempting to trace possible witnesses to a fatal crash that saw a car ploughed into a tree, tragically killing a teenager and injuring three others.

Not Tom Sandoval asking for someone else to take accountability for their actions…

Tom Sandoval was not expecting the Arizona resort he was at to reveal his stay.

Prince William, Kate Middleton, Zara and Mike Tindall have been dubbed the 'new fab four' but a royal expert has shared how the couples "live in very different worlds". The four members of the royal family have often been seen together and share a close bond.

She’s thriving! One month after Ariana Madix split from ex Tom Sandoval following his infidelity scandal, she’s in good spirits while attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

$8.45 billion acquisition of MGM that the company plans to develop TV or film projects around, including “Robocop,” “Stargate” “Legally Blonde,” “Fame,” Barbershop,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “Pink Panther” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”A source familiar with the matter confirmed to TheWrap that the company is in active early conversations for a “Legally Blonde” movie and potential TV series. Additionally, Amazon has similar plans for “Stargate” under consideration, with a movie expected to go first.