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Microsoft sees no activision deal without Call of Duty

Microsoft Corp. made it clear on Tuesday that there will be no $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. unless it comes with the blockbuster title Call of Duty.

Tribune News Service

Microsoft in showdown with EU to save $69 billion deal

Microsoft Corp. headed into a showdown with European Union antitrust watchdogs by insisting its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. will “bring more competition” for gamers but pledging to show willingness to address antitrust concerns.

Tribune News Service

Microsoft deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo consoles

Microsoft President Brad Smith tweeted the news of the ‘binding 10-year agreement’

Evening Standard

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Activision Blizzard to ask for 3 days of in-person work

Activision Blizzard will ask workers to be in the office three days a week—for some, as early as April.

Fortune

Overwatch 2 ranks: Competitive mode details and rewards

Overwatch 2 ranks, still tier divisions, and rewards, explained.

PC Gamer

Who owns Activision Blizzard? Microsoft acquires Call of Duty maker in blockbuster deal

The UK competition watchdog has cleared the biggest deal in gaming history after initially restricting it

Evening Standard

Microsoft Could Give Up Call of Duty To Keep Candy Crush

The biggest FPS franchise in gaming might not be what Microsoft is after in the Activision Blizzard deal.

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TotalEnergies caps off record-breaking week of Big Oil profits

The Big Oil bonanza keeps on coming, as France's TotalEnergies rounds out a week of record profits. Oil and gas giants have faced growing criticism about their environmental impact, as well as calls to pay higher taxes while households and businesses struggle with high energy prices. Also in the show:…

France 24

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal put on pause by regulator

The U.K.'s antitrust regulator sees structural remedies as possible solutions to the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal.

Fortune

Call of Duty could be removed from Microsoft's Activision deal as merger may "harm" UK gamers

The CMA has offered compromises which include removing Call of Duty from Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Daily Mirror

UK watchdog says Microsoft's Activision deal hurts gamers

Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom

The Independent UK

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition will harm UK gamers, says watchdog

CMA says Xbox maker’s takeover of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft owner could lead to higher prices

The Guardian - UK

Activision Blizzard will pay $35 million to settle SEC probe

The SEC found that Activision Blizzard violated whistleblower regulations and had no recourse for employees who experienced discrimination

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How ‘crunch’ time and low pay are fueling a union drive among video game workers

For months, Andrés Vásquez’s days working on the first-person shooter game “Doom” blended into one another.

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Sony ‘doesn’t need FTC protection’ says Activision following The Last of Us success

HBO's is a hit, and one executive believes it's proof that PlayStation will succeed despite Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Inverse

Microsoft layoffs don’t tell us much about the future of Xbox — yet

A recent round of layoffs at Microsoft has the possibility to affect Xbox. But right now, the long-term ramifications are not entirely clear.

The Independent UK

China's NetEase criticizes Blizzard offer as unequal, unfair

China games company NetEase Inc. says it has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, in an escalating public spat

Fortune

Microsoft looks ready to go all-in on OpenAI. Should Google start worrying?

Talks of a $10 billion investment in the artificial intelligence startup signal Microsoft’s ambitions for a space currently led by Alphabet.

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Evening Standard

Blow for Microsoft as UK competition watchdog delays merger with Call of Duty maker Activision

Xboss boss Phil Spencer said he would bring the Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo consoles if the merger is approved in a bid to appease concerns by the regulator

The Independent UK

Video game workers form Microsoft's first US labor union

A group of video game testers is forming Microsoft’s first labor union in the U.S. It will also be the largest union in the video game industry

Dynamite News

Microsoft Claims To Have No Idea Why 'Call Of Duty' Franchise Is Special

American tech multinational Microsoft, which a year ago announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, might keep 'Call of Duty', the video game company's iconic franchise, from appearing on Sony's PlayStation. Read on for details:

Tribune News Service

Why 'Call of Duty' game matters to the FTC in Microsoft-Activision deal

Vancouver, Washington, resident Michael Feist has logged nearly 163 hours on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" since it was released two months ago.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sony is excluding Final Fantasy 16 from Xbox consoles, says Microsoft

Same goes for the Silent Hill 2 remake and other games that Sony has made 'arrangements with third-party publishers which require the "exclusion" of Xbox'

USA Today Sports Media Group

Microsoft says the FTC’s Xbox lawsuit violates the U.S. Constitution

Microsoft issued its response to the FTC’s lawsuit against the Activision Blizzard deal and called the Commission’s actions unconstitutional

Axios

Microsoft and Activision press FTC to approve merger

The FTC filed a lawsuit two weeks ago to block the deal.

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