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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile’s iPhone-exclusive graphical options signify a console approach to the mobile gaming market

Having an iPhone 15 Pro Max before the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile reminds me of being a COD fan in the 2010s.

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Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4, Open Roads, and more come to Xbox Game Pass

Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4, Open Roads, and many more games are headed to Xbox Game Pass through the rest of March 2024.

Windows Central

"I see consolidation to be the enemy of creativity," says former PlayStation chief Shawn Layden, as Jim Ryan says he was "thrilled" to sign Microsoft's Call of Duty deal

"That was very important to us, and we're very happy to have done that deal"

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600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the US

Quality assured.

PC Gamer

600 Activision QA staff vote to form the biggest US game union to date: "As QA workers, we often have the weakest protections and lowest pay"

Workers from the Call of Duty publisher form Activision Quality Assurance United

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600 QA workers at Microsoft-owned Activision form the largest gaming union in North America

Hundreds of employees at Activision are unionizing under Microsoft, forming the largest union in the North American gaming industry.

Windows Central

Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent, exploring future partnership with Xbox

Microsoft's Activision-owned studio Toys for Bob is going independent, with the team exploring a partnership with Microsoft for the future.

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Microsoft News Roundup: Call of Duty on Game Pass, XPS 14 & 16, and more reviews than you can shake a stick at

This week we learned Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass and saw Dell launch three stunning XPS laptops. You can catch up on all the biggest Microsoft and gaming news right here!

Windows Central

Call of Duty will come to Xbox Game Pass on day one

Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms that the massive franchise will hit Game Pass eventually.

Xbox head Phil Spencer says Call of Duty IS coming to Game Pass, and Microsoft will continue to support physical discs

Speaking on a number of topics, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that Call of Duty will be coming to Xbox Game Pass.

Windows Central

Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass: Here's everything you need to know

The first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass since the acquisition will be Diablo IV on March 28.

Tom’s Guide

Activision Blizzard faces lawsuit from esports players over alleged monopoly

Esports players sue Activision Blizzard over Call of Duty monopoly, demanding 0M. Lawsuit claims anti-competitive behavior in CDL.

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Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene

Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'.

PC Gamer

Microsoft bringing Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo, amid major strategy shift

Four games that were previously exclusive to the Xbox console will be made available for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, as the company focuses on its software products

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Xbox Game Pass now has 34 million subscribers

There are currently 34 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers according to Microsoft.

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Diablo IV is the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass, and you can play it next month

Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Game Pass post-acquisition, and you can play it next month.

GamesRadar

After buying many of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo, Phil Spencer says Xbox is already one of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo

Funny how that works

PC Gamer

The first Activision Blizzard game on Game Pass will be Diablo 4

Blizzard's action RPG will be available to Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers next month.

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Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass this March, more Activision Blizzard games to follow [UPDATED]

Microsoft has announced that Diablo 4 is headed to Xbox Game Pass, with other Activision Blizzard games on the way, too.

Windows Central

Unsurprisingly, most voters in our poll think Xbox games should remain console exclusive

Xbox exclusivity is a hot topic right now, with many debating if Microsoft should release its game on other consoles, such as PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Here's what our readers have to say about it.

PC Gamer

Amid big rumors, Phil Spencer will discuss 'the future of Xbox' in a podcast this week

Is the console war finally cooling down? We'll know more on Thursday.

GamesRadar

Microsoft says its 1,900 layoffs "cannot be attributed fully to the merger" because Activision was already planning massive cuts of its own

If Microsoft didn't lay off those people, it says Activision would've instead

GamesRadar

Ubisoft CEO addresses Xbox multiplatform rumors: "Activision Blizzard used to be multiplatform," so it wouldn't have "a huge impact on the industry"

Yves Guillemot doesn't think Xbox going multiplatform would be all that big a deal

GamesRadar

FTC criticizes Microsoft for laying off Activision Blizzard workers after claims it would operate independently

The FTC also says it would struggle to get aid to affected workers if a court later reversed the acquisition

TechRadar

FTC claims that Microsoft layoffs contradict ‘representations it made’ during the fight to acquire Activision

The Federal Trade Commission claims that Microsoft's newly announced layoff plans contradict 'representations it made' during its fight to acquire Activision Blizzard.

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