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Xbox head reveals key factor behind Activision acquisition

Further investment in mobile gaming was a big incentive

Activision Blizzard’s mobile games were top earner last quarter

Last quarter its mobile games income accounted for more than half of the company’s total revenue

Activision Blizzard King has lost 11million monthly players since March

Blizzard is the only branch of the company to see an increase in players

Activision creates a tool to quantify the diversity of their game characters

The tool has already been used by teams working on 'Call of Duty: Vanguard' and 'Overwatch 2'

Activision Blizzard misconduct allegations allegedly led to Microsoft acquisition

The deal was months in the making

‘Candy Crush Saga’ developer King to close its online portal

RoyalGames.com will close by the end of the year

Activision Blizzard staff claim recruiters want them to stop talking about toxic culture

Recruiters for the studio claim that they are having trouble finding candidates

‘Crash Bandicoot: On The Run’ was downloaded 23million times in its first week

It also earned US$700,000 in its first week despite being free-to-play

‘Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!’ lands March release date

Players who pre-register for the game will receive a free Blue Hyena Crash skin at launch

Check out four new ‘Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!’ levels

The mobile game is set to launch in Spring 2021 for Android and iOS devices

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