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Last week, Microsoft revealed that it was willing to enter into a 10-year licensing agreement with Sony to allow the latter continued access to the Call of Duty franchise on the PlayStation should the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger push through. Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer followed up that announcement with a tweet that Microsoft has made similar arrangements with Nintendo to [...]
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Late last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission revealed that it was laying the groundwork to block the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger due to antitrust concerns. Today, the commission has formally announced that it will be moving forward with its plans to file a federal antitrust lawsuit to put a stop to the controversial acquisition. According to the FTC, the merger [...]
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Over the past few months, the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger has come under intense scrutiny from various government agencies across the world for its potential effect on the video game market, especially since Sony might end up losing access to Activision Blizzard titles on the PlayStation. Sony has also argued that there won’t be anything to stop Microsoft from making games [...]
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With Microsoft and Activision Blizzard now in the process of finalizing their $69 billion merger, various government agencies have been scrutinizing the deal over concerns of its effects on free competition, particularly since there’s always the possibility that Microsoft could end up limiting Sony’s access to Activision Blizzard games. Sony itself is also worried that the PlayStation might not be [...]
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to throw a wrench in Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. According to news site Politico, the commission is looking to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the companies to block the deal. “The investigation remains ongoing, but much of the heavy lifting is completed, including depositions of Microsoft chief executive Satya [...]
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Activision Blizzard reported their Q3 2022 earnings today with top line revenue coming in at $1.78B (down from $2.07B from last year) and net income (profit) of $435m (down form $639m). Weaker results this quarter were due to the timing of their biggest release, Modern Warfare II which launched on October 27 (which is in Q4). Highlights for Activision: Strong [...]
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The UK government continues its investigation of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard over concerns of potential antitrust violations should the merger push through. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been running the merger through a fine-tooth comb for since last month with a particular focus on the Call of Duty franchise. The CMA is currently looking into the possibility [...]
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Activision Blizzard is once again in the crosshairs of another sexual harassment lawsuit as another female employee files a complaint against one of the studio’s senior staff. The latest complainant is one of eight Jane Doe’s being represented by celebrity attorney Lisa Bloom, each with their own separate lawsuits against various employees of the studio. The accused in this particular [...]
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While the question of why Activision Blizzard decided to merge with Microsoft is easy enough to answer given the company’s current predicament, the reason behind the latter’s decision to acquire the controversial company still remains a mystery… until today. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed that the decision to acquire Activision Blizzard was [...]
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For those who still doubt the popularity of mobile games, Activision Blizzard reports that more than half of its total revenue from the past quarter came from mobile. According to the company’s Q2 2022 financial report, their portfolio of mobile games raked in a whopping $831 million, suring the combined sales from PC and mobile which generated $332 million and [...]
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