Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved in South Africa
South Africa has become the latest country to approve Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. The Competition Tribunal ...
Tag: Microsoft Gaming
Xbox First-Party Studios No Longer Making New Xbox One Games, Says Matt Booty
At the recent Xbox showcases, the absence of new game announcements for the Xbox One from first-party developers turned heads ...
Xbox Games Showcase: Microsoft Confirms 2 Hour Showcase With No Full CGI or Movie Trailers
Ahead of Xbox’s upcoming Games Showcase, Aaron Greenberg, Vice President of Xbox Marketing has provided some details on what ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved by South Korea
After getting the nod from regulators in China and the EU a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft’s acquisition of ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved in China
After the EU win this week, the Microsoft-Activision deal has now been unconditionally cleared by Chinese regulators. The approval came ...
Xbox Game Pass May Offerings: FIFA 23, Planet of Lana, Railway Empire 2 & More; FIFA 21 & Other Titles Leaving May 21
Since EA and FIFA announced their split, fans of EA Sports’ FIFA franchise have been worried about whether or not ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Approved in the EU
The European Commission has now cleared the Microsoft-Activision deal in the EU region, providing Microsoft a much-needed win after its ...
Microsoft and Activision Prohibited From Acquiring Interest in Each Other by CMA
In the latest blow to the Microsoft-Activision deal, the two corporations have been prohibited from acquiring an interest in each ...
Xbox Series X|S Seagate Expansion Cards Receive Significant Permanent Price Drop
In a surprising turn of events, the Xbox Series X|S Seagate expansion cards have been significantly discounted, and the ...
Redfall Mock Internal Reviews Rated It “Double Digits” Higher, Says Phil Spencer
It’s a tough year for Xbox: the Microsoft-Activision deal has fallen through for now in the UK, and Arkane ...
Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct Taking Place Back-to-Back on June 11
Microsoft has now announced that the previously-announced Xbox Games Showcase, set to take place “this summer,” will now be taking ...
Microsoft Cloud Remedy Entitled It to All Activision Cloud Gaming Revenue, Reveals CMA
Having officially blocked the Microsoft-Activision deal this week, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed that the Redmond ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal: CMA’s Decision “Is Far From the Final Word,” Says Bobby Kotick
With the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) having shot down the Microsoft-Activision deal today, both companies have declared their ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Approved Unconditionally in South Africa (Update)
In yet another win for Microsoft, the Competition Commission of South Africa has unconditionally greenlit the Microsoft-Activision deal. The regulator ...
Ubisoft+ Multi Access Launching on Xbox for $17.99 Monthly
After earlier sightings of a Ubisoft+ page on the Xbox store, Ubisoft has now revealed that its game subscription service ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal: Sony Calls CMA’s Revised Decision “Surprising, Unprecedented, and Irrational”
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) partially reversed its position on Microsoft‘s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard late ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal: Sony’s “Disappointing Behavior” Won’t Be Held Against It, Claims Bobby Kotick
Despite continued opposition from Sony, the Microsoft–Activision deal has been making headway with regulators across the world in the ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Cleared by Japanese Regulator
In yet another win for the Redmond corporation, the Microsoft–Activision deal has been cleared by Japan’s Fair Trade ...
Xbox Game Pass $1 Introductory Offer Axed by Microsoft
For years, Microsoft has been offering an Xbox Game Pass $1 introductory offer, used to bring in new subscribers to familiarize ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unlikely to Hurt Console Gaming Market, Admits CMA
On the basis of new evidence submitted by the concerned parties since February, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ...