Microsoft President Brad Smith Reveals Sony-Activision COD Deal Will Expire in 2024
Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith has recently been leading the charge in making sure that the tech giant’...
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Xbox Games to Be Included in GeForce Now, Microsoft President Hopeful of Successful Sony Deal
A recent press briefing confirms a major deal between Microsoft and Nvidia as well as a wishful statement from Microsoft’...
Microsoft and Sony Squaring Off Over Activision Deal in EU Regulatory Hearing
Tech giants Microsoft and Sony are currently arguing over the former’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a high-stakes ...
Microsoft Inks 10-Year Agreement to Bring Call of Duty to Nintendo With Full Feature and Content Parity
As regulators across the globe continue to scrutinize the Microsoft-Activision deal, Microsoft has signed a new 10-year binding legal agreement ...
A Significant Percentage of PlayStation Gamers Bought a Sony Console Because of Call of Duty, According to CMA Survey
Sony’s been quite an active voice against the Microsoft-Activison acquisition deal for a while now, and a recent survey ...
Bobby Kotick: Sony “Trying to Sabotage” Microsoft-Activision Deal
In a change of tone, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has accused Sony of “trying to sabotage” Microsoft’s proposed ...
Xbox Game Pass “Cannibalizes” Game Sales Admits Microsoft in CMA Documents
While Xbox gamers might love Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass for its sweet deal of giving gamers new games to ...
CMA Provisional Findings Identify “Substantial” Anti-Competitive Risk of Microsoft-Activision Deal, Microsoft Publishes Response
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s provisional findings from Phase 2 of its inquiry into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of ...
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick: UK Will Be “Death Valley” If Microsoft Deal Blocked
Speaking about Microsoft’s controversial Activision-Blizzard acquisition proposal, CEO Bobby Kotick has expressed his concerns regarding regulatory action, saying that ...
Report: 343 Industries Undergoes Effective Reboot Amidst Layoffs as Halo Franchise Pivots to Unreal Engine
It’s been a rough past few months for Microsoft’s 343 Industries, with mass layoffs and veteran developers leaving the ...
Activision Exec Says Microsoft Needs ATVI to Compete Against Sony’s “Unrivaled Warchest of IP,” Names TLOU HBO Show as Proof
Have you watched The Last of Us episode 3 on HBO? If so, chances are you were impressed with what you ...
Sony Allegedly Misled EU Regulators Regarding Call of Duty Parity According to Microsoft
The Activision Blizzard acquisition deal by Microsoft, which is set to be a major move in the video game industry, ...
Phil Spencer Admits Weak Xbox Showing in 2022 as His Fault; “That’s on Me”
It’s no secret that Xbox didn’t perform all that well during 2022, and even the CEO of the platform ...
Hi-Fi Rush Director Says Game Has Been in Development Since 2017, Pre-Bethesda Buyout
Tango Gameworks Game Designer and Hi-Fi Rush director has shot down claims that the game was made because of Microsoft’...
Xbox Gaming Revenue Down by 13% in Latest Quarterly Report
Microsoft has revealed the company’s Xbox fiscal year 2023 Q2 report, and it’s not a pretty picture, as the ...
Microsoft Loses Bid Against Activision Acquisition Lawsuit Filed by Gamers
Yet another party is taking steps in opposition to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition, but instead of it coming from an ...
Microsoft Set to Lay Off 10,000 Employees Following COVID Era Overhiring (Update)
Due to various economic factors, it looks like Microsoft‘s cutting costs by laying off a whopping 10,000 of its employees. ...
European Commission to Send Antitrust Warning Against Microsoft-Activision Acquisition
The European Commission (EC) is allegedly preparing an antitrust warning against Microsoft‘s Activision acquisition deal. The warning, said to ...
Google and Nvidia Raise Concerns Over Microsoft-Activision Acquisition
Tech giants Google and Nvidia recently expressed concerns over the recent Activision Blizzard deal that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
Xbox “Carbon Aware” Downloads to Be Introduced in New Software Update
Xbox Insider consoles will soon receive a software update that will make downloading and updating games “carbon aware.” The update ...