‘Call of Duty’ owner hit with $23.4m damages over networking tech

Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard ordered to pay damages to tech incubator | Activision infringed patents related to tech used in its blockbuster games World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, jury concludes.

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‘Call of Duty’ owner hit with $23.4m damages over networking tech

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