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    Four Xbox exclusives coming to PlayStation

    Microsoft bringing four Xbox exclusives to PlayStation and Switch Microsoft Corp. will make four exclusive Xbox games available for Nintendo Co.’s Switch and Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation, sharing homegrown titles with rivals in the first significant way as the company looks to boost revenue...
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    Microsoft slashes 1,900 jobs and cancels Odyssey game

    Microsoft slashes 1,900 jobs and cancels Odyssey game Microsoft Corp. will lay off 1,900 people across its video-game divisions, including at Activision Blizzard, which it purchased for $69 billion in an acquisition that closed late last year. In an email to staff reviewed by Bloomberg...
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    Modern Warfare 3 flopping in first reviews

    Modern Warfare 3 flopping in first reviews The latest entry in Activision Blizzard’s popular Call of Duty video-game series was made in half the time of previous iterations, a fact that may be contributing to a spate of bad reviews about the game’s storyline, according to people familiar with...
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    EU happy with Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal tweaks to appease CMA

    EU happy with Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal tweaks to appease CMA Microsoft Corp.’s rehashed $69-billion (R1.3-trillion) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. is set to avoid another European Union probe, paving the way for closing of the gaming industry’s biggest ever deal as soon as...
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    Phil Spencer says leaked Xbox info is outdated

    Phil Spencer says leaked Xbox info is outdated Microsoft Corp. mistakenly provided confidential information about its video game operations to a federal court website. The documents revealed Monday were exhibits in the FTC’s antitrust suit to stop Microsoft from completing its $69 billion...
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    Microsoft takes new Activision Blizzard deal offer to CMA

    Microsoft takes new Activision Blizzard deal offer to CMA Microsoft Corp.’s $69-billion (R1.29-trillion) Activision Blizzard Inc. acquisition got a new chance at winning approval from UK regulators after the tech giant submitted a substantially different deal to the country’s antitrust...
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    FTC forced to pause Microsoft-Activision deal review

    FTC forced to pause Microsoft-Activision deal review The US Federal Trade Commission paused its in-house trial against Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., opening the door to potential settlement talks. The step is a win for Microsoft and Activision as they...
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    Likely close of Microsoft's Activision deal delayed by weeks

    Likely close of Microsoft's Activision deal delayed by weeks Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. are nearing the finish line on their $69-billion (R1.24-trillion) deal, but aren’t likely to close it by a Tuesday deadline, people familiar with the deal said. The companies don’t plan to...
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    PlayStation getting Call of Duty for next 10 years

    PlayStation getting Call of Duty for next 10 years Microsoft Corp. said it has a binding agreement to keep the Call of Duty franchise on the Sony PlayStation platform as its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. appears closer to completion. The announcement Sunday of a deal with...
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    Microsoft's Activision takeover all but a sealed deal

    Microsoft's Activision takeover all but a sealed deal A US appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission bid to pause Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. Friday, clearing a path for the companies to close the largest gaming deal ever in the US. The 9th Circuit US Court...
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    Sony shares take a hit after Microsoft's court victory in Activision deal saga

    Sony shares take a hit after Microsoft's court victory in Activision deal saga Sony Group Corp. shares fell as much as 2.7% Wednesday in Tokyo after a US federal judge ruled in favour of Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. The Tokyo-based PlayStation maker has...
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    Microsoft scores US and UK victories in battle to clear Activision Blizzard deal

    Microsoft scores US and UK victories in battle to clear Activision Blizzard deal Microsoft Corp. changed the course of its $69-billion (R1.28-trillion) bid for Activision Blizzard Inc. in minutes Tuesday, winning an unprecedented reconsideration from a UK regulator that had blocked the largest...
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  14. Jan

    Activision adds "hallucinations" to Call of Duty to trick cheaters

    Call of Duty adding "hallucinations" to break cheats Activision has added "hallucinations" to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 to tackle hackers using banned tools like wallhacks to gain an advantage over other players. The company assured that hallucinations would only be...
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    PlayStation boss testifies in case about Microsoft-Activision deal

    PlayStation boss testifies in case about Microsoft-Activision deal Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. will deliver a blow to Sony Group Corp’s console business and give PlayStation gamers a “degraded” experience, an executive with the Japanese electronics giant testified...
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    Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs headed to court to defend $68.7-billion deal

    Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs headed to court to defend $68.7-billion deal Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard Inc. CEO Bobby Kotick will be in court this week to try to persuade a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade...
  17. Jan

    Sony's absence from Competition Tribunal hearing in South Africa about Microsoft-Activision deal speaks volumes - advocate

    Sony missing in action in South African hearing on Microsoft-Activision deal Sony was nowhere to be seen during the Competition Tribunal's public hearing on Microsoft's planned $68.7-billion (R1.26-trillion) acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Wednesday, 21 June 2023. The hearing comes after...
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    Court temporarily blocks Microsoft-Activision deal

    Court temporarily blocks Microsoft-Activision deal Microsoft Corp.’s $69-billion (R1.29-trillion) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. was temporarily blocked by a federal judge in California who said a temporary restraining order was necessary to maintain the status quo while the Federal...
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    FTC officially sues to stop Microsoft's Activision deal

    FTC officially sues to stop Microsoft's Activision deal The Federal Trade Commission sued Microsoft Corp. in federal court Monday to block the company from closing its $69-billion (R1.29-trillion) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. In a filing in California federal court, the FTC sought a...
  20. Jan

    Diablo IV's American players complain about server queues

    Diablo IV launch-day hell begins Blizzard almost pulled it off: launching an online game, specifically a Diablo game, without server problems. Alas, it was not to be.
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  21. Jan

    Diablo IV - a review of "early access" launch day

    Diablo IV launch day review Some people wake up before dawn to watch a Formula One race, or to watch the Springboks play. Today, a bunch of 30- to 50-somethings around South Africa (and Europe) woke up early to be among the first to play Diablo IV.
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