A group of employees at an Activision Blizzard studio that works on the Call of Duty franchise said on Friday...

Microsoft has traditionally allowed the companies it acquires to run autonomously. But the Activision deal announced Tuesday will require a heavier hand. Accomplishing that will require Microsoft to deviate from its usual hands-off approach on acquisitions to tackle what amounts to a “clean up” job of fixing the famed maker of the “Call of Duty” games franchise.

"In our opinion, a change of investigating officer at such crucial stage of the investigation will send the wrong signal,"CAIT said in a statement.

The ICICB Group is establishing a fashion-industry jewelry line, ICICB Jewelry, a new identity to make a mark in the...