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Activision Blizzard fined 0.00007% of one year's earnings for not disclosing loot boxes to Europe's game ratings board

Hunt: Showdown's publisher Plaion was hit by an identical fine for the same reason.

PC Gamer · May 24, 2023

The post-console future: where Xbox is looking for its next big hit

Microsoft is betting on winning business with its subscription service, Game Pass, and looking beyond markets in western Europe and east Asia

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by Chinese government

The Chinese government has given the green light for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

TechRadar · May 23, 2023

Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard reportedly approved in China

Chinese regulator SAMRA reportedly approved Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase for Xbox.

Windows Central · May 19, 2023

Microsoft, Activision and the battle with competition tsars

In a “striking show of leniency by a notoriously tough regulator”, the European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $69bn megadeal with games-maker Activision Blizzard, said DealBook in The New York Times – just weeks after the UK’s competition regulator threw it out. 

The Week · May 19, 2023

Xbox is prepared to offer “timed slices of games” as well as adverts

Vice president for games at Microsoft, Sarah Bond, revealed that Xbox is prepared to go down different avenues other than Game Pass.

TechRadar · May 18, 2023

Overwatch 2 was a mistake

Overwatch 2 has scrapped the PvE campaign leaving fans frustrated and disappointed by the team's approach to the "sequel."

Windows Central · May 17, 2023

BlizzCon is returning for November 2023

After years of online-focused events, BlizzCon is returning in-person later in 2023.

Windows Central · May 17, 2023

Microsoft president clarifies EU cloud agreement, popular games will be 'automatically' licensed to competitors and 'this will apply globally'

This is what got the Activision Blizzard deal over the line with EU regulators.

PC Gamer · May 17, 2023

UK regulators should consider need for economic growth, warns Chancellor

It comes weeks after the UK competition watchdog halted the 68.7 billion dollar (£55 billion) deal by Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023