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We knew that Activision Blizzard\u2019s longtime CEO, Bobby Kotick, would be stepping down at the end of this year<\/a> following Microsoft\u2019s historic acquisition of his company<\/a>\u2014but we didn\u2019t know that he\u2019d officially leave on the last workday of 2023, technically two days before the end of the year. This tidbit was one of\u2026<\/p>\n

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We knew that Activision Blizzard\u2019s longtime CEO, Bobby Kotick, would be stepping down at the end of this year following Microsoft\u2019s historic acquisition of his company\u2014but we didn\u2019t know that he\u2019d officially leave on the last workday of 2023, technically two days before the end of the year. 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