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Today, Raven Software’s quality assurance department — which mostly works on “Call of Duty” as part of Activision Blizzard — became the first union to form at a major U.S. gaming company. With help from the Communications Workers of America (CWA), Raven Software testers launched the Game Workers Alliance, which plans to focus on “improving […]

Days after Microsoft secured a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, workers at one of its units, Raven Software, have formed a union.

Quality assurance workers at Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, have created one of the first AAA game studio union called the Game Workers Alliance and are asking for formal recognition from Activision Blizzard.

A group of workers at Raven Software, the division of Activision responsible for QA on Call of Duty: Warzone, has officially announced its unionizing with the Communication Workers of America. The Game Workers Alliance has officially asked Activision Blizzard to voluntarily recognize the union at the Madison, Wisconsin-based development studio.

Thirty four quality assurance testers at Raven Software, the Activision Blizzard studio in charge of its massively popular battle royale, Call of

After five weeks of striking, the QA testers at Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, have formed one of the first unions in a AAA game publisher. The union, known as the Game... #activisionblizzard #qa #gamepublisher #walkout #ravensoftware #activision #gameworkersalliance

The Game Workers Alliance is the first videogame industry union at a major North American studio.

Activision Blizzard's week gets even weirder with the news that QA staff at Warzone studio Raven Software are planning to form a union, following layoffs.

Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

Local 1298 of the Communications Workers of America represents about 1,600 employees at...