HIGHLIGHTS
- Microsoft announced its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in January.
- Activision has also been the focus of investigative reporting.
- According to Activision, King's in-game net booking increased 14 percent year over year.
Activision Blizzard's mobile gaming division, King, said on Wednesday that two of its senior executives, including a co-founder, will depart the firm prior to its partnership with Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft said in January that it will acquire the Call of Duty producer for $68.7 billion (approximately Rs. 5,16,885 crore) in the largest game industry transaction in history, as global technology behemoths stake their claims to a virtual future.
Sebastian Knutsson, one of King's creators, is stepping down as chief creative officer, the Candy Crush maker announced.
President Humam Sakhnini, who spent six years at King and twelve years at Activision Blizzard, is also stepping down, and Tjodolf Sommestad will take his place. Sakhnini is leaving the firm to return to the United States, according to the company.
This management shuffle comes as Activision is already facing a complaint from California authorities saying that the business "fostered a misogynistic atmosphere."
Activision has also been the target of investigative investigations outlining charges of sexual harassment within the corporation, and employees have organised walkouts to protest the company's reaction.
Activision stated during its fourth-quarter results presentation that King's in-game net bookings increased 14 percent year over year, driven by a 20 percent increase in its flagship title, Candy Crush.
