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Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights to secure biggest video gaming deal

Sales of streaming rights by Microsoft and Activision will result in the largest video game agreement

Activision Blizzard, the company behind "Call of Duty," will transfer its streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment in a new bid to obtain the British anti-trust regulator's blessing for its $69…

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Sony PlayStation 5 console sales pass 40 million

Sony PlayStation 5 console sales pass 40 million

According to the gaming business of Sony Group Corp, more than 40 million PlayStation 5 machines have been sold. The company cited improved supply chain issues as the reason for…

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Cloud computing is revolutionizing the way the UK views Microsoft's Activision vision. By utilizing cloud technology, Microsoft is able to provide a more secure and cost-effective way to access their content, without the need for expensive consoles.

Cloud, not consoles, prevents the UK from seeing Microsoft’s Activision view

Despite all the hype surrounding Xbox vs. PlayStation, it was Britain's unexpected decision to block Microsoft's record-breaking Activision Blizzard merger that was the driving force behind the decision. Since Brexit,…

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Microsoft responds to the UK after the UK Competition and Markets Authority blocked its proposed merger with Activision. Microsoft outlines its commitment to competition and innovation in the gaming industry.

Microsoft responds to the UK after the Activision merger was  blocked

The decision by the UK government to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company that makes the video game "Call of Duty," "had shaken confidence" in Britain as a…

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Last week, the FTC chair met with UK antitrust regulators, but no agreements were made.

Last week, the FTC chair met with UK antitrust regulators, but no agreements were made.

Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, met with the chiefs of other antitrust enforcers this week, including those in Britain, but no mergers were reportedly addressed, according…

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Game developer Rovio will be purchased by Sega Sammy for 706 million euros.

Game developer Rovio will be purchased by Sega Sammy for 706 million euros.

In order to strengthen its mobile gaming business, Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc announced on Monday that it wanted to purchase Finland's Rovio Entertainment Oyj for 706 million euros ($776…

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The White House is set to meet with the CEOs of Google and Microsoft to discuss the potential risks of artificial intelligence and how to mitigate them. Join us to learn more about this important conversation.

After a setback, gamers continue their legal opposition to Microsoft’s Activision bid.

Although a U.S. judge last month dismissed an earlier iteration of the antitrust action, a group of video gamers on Monday filed a new legal challenge to Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O)…

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Sony Raises PS5 Sales Target, Closer to Record Level by Raising Outlook

Sony Group has nudged up its annual profit forecast, helped by a strong showing for its videogame division, and raised its PlayStation 5 game console sales target by one million units…

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End of Warcraft as Blizzard and NetEase Part Ways, Gamers in China Laments

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase caused dismay among thousands of gamers on Thursday by saying hits such as 'World of Warcraft' will not be available in China from next year as a 14-year…

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