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Microsoft cleared major hurdles to its plan to buy videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday, after a US judge gave a thumbs-up to the $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) deal and a British regulator suggested it could reconsider its opposition. Activision shares surged 10 percent on the day, as the US and Britain have
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PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has claimed that video game publishers unanimously agree that Xbox Game Pass is “value destructive.” As part of the ongoing trial involving Xbox parent Microsoft and the US FTC, Ryan appeared in a pre-recorded video deposition, addressing his concerns regarding Microsoft’s $69 billion (about Rs. 5,66,128 crore) acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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Microsoft was looking to acquire gaming giants such as Sega, Bungie, and Niantic in the past few years, court documents from the ongoing FTC trial over Xbox parent’s Activision Blizzard acquisition revealed. The emails, as reviewed by The Verge, detailed that in November 2020, Xbox chief Phil Spencer wrote to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and
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Microsoft believes the next generation of gaming consoles should be out in 2028, court documents in the ingoing FTC trial over the Xbox parent’s attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard revealed. The documents, as reviewed by IGN, detailed that the next Xbox and PlayStation 6 will potentially be out eight years after the current ones launched
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The president of Microsoft said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software giant’s $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,71,730 crore) acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard. British competition authorities blocked the biggest-ever deal in gaming in April, in a shock decision which Microsoft has since appealed. President
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