Paramount Skydance has completed its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, giving rise to the new company “Skydance.” It was also announced that Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard, will join the company.
Recognized for building one of the world’s most successful video game companies
Kotick became CEO of Activision in 1991 and left the company in 2023, when Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard.In a press release issued by Skydance on October 6, 2026 (local time), the company praised Kotick for “building one of the world’s most successful video game companies” during his 32-year tenure as CEO.
Cottick will assume the role of “Independent Director” at Skydance and join the board of directors. It was also announced that Inon Kreiz, Skydance’s co-CEO, and Lauren Powell Jobs, founder of Emerson Collective, will join the board.
It has also been revealed that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will join the board as an advisor.
Reports of a Game Division Merger
Skydance established a new game studio, “Paramount Games Studio,” in June 2026. Additionally, the international media outlet Variety reported that the game and experience divisions of “Paramount Games Studio” and “Warner Bros. Games” will be merged, and the personnel appointments for the new structure have been announced.
