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FTC and Justice Department double down on strategy to go after corporate monopolies

New guidelines from the FTC and Justice Department are part of a broader push to promote competition and limit what the White House sees as excessive consolidation.

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Classic Call of Duty titles on Xbox are experiencing a player resurgence

Classic Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 1 are experiencing a revival on Xbox as players flood back now that the older games' servers have been fixed.

Windows Central

Are A.I. regulatory fears just an 'upsell' opportunity for Big Tech?

A.I. ethics, safety, and regulation concerns may just be another "upsell" opportunity for some tech firms.

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The FTC Doubles Down, Down, Down

Episode 468 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

FTC probe of OpenAI: Consumer protection is the opening salvo of US AI regulation

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection laws. The FTC sent the company a 20-page demand for information in the week of July 10, 2023. The move comes as European regulators have begun to take action, and Congress is…

The Conversation

Microsoft's Activision deal for Xbox takes another step forward in the UK

Microsoft will no longer be appealing the Activision Blizzard purchase to the CAT in the U.K, getting closer to a deal with the CMA.

Windows Central

Sony throws in the towel, signs 10 year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft

Sony and Microsoft have reached a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation.

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Our Daniel Rubino chats Microsoft vs FTC on This Week in Tech

Last week was a big one for Microsoft in its pursuit to purchase Activision Blizzard. Our Editor in Chief discussed the progress in the latest episode of This Week in Tech.

Windows Central

Will Call of Duty still be on PS4 and PS5 when Xbox buys Activision?

The answer is yes. Microsoft has entered into a legally binding agreement to keep Call of Duty with PlayStation. Here are the details.

Windows Central

Microsoft and Sony enter "binding agreement" to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

In advance of Microsoft's likely acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the software giant has agreed with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.

TechRadar

Microsoft agrees to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ahead of Activision buy

Software giant acquiesced after US trade commission expressed concern that Activision Blizzard acquisition would hurt gamers

The Guardian - US

Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation consoles thanks to this new "binding agreement" between Sony and Microsoft

Sony has secured a "binding agreement" with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles.

TechRadar

Xbox and PlayStation call a truce over Call of Duty and enter into binding agreement (Updated)

Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation. And Xbox chief Phil Spencer just made it officially official.

Windows Central

FTC loses appeal bid to block Microsoft-Activision deal

A U.S. appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission bid to pause Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. Friday, clearing a path for the companies to close the largest gaming deal ever in the U.S.

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Microsoft moves "another step closer to the finish line" as FTC loses final appeal to prevent the Activision Blizzard acquisition

The Ninth Circuit has now denied the "motion of injunctive relief", leaving Microsoft free to complete the acquisition.

The Guardian - US

US agency loses bid to halt Microsoft’s $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause the deal was rejected, clearing the few remaining hurdles for it to go through

The Independent UK

Microsoft moves closer to completing $69 billion Activision takeover after court rebuffs regulators

A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by federal regulators to block Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard

Windows Central

FTC loses again, Microsoft is now clear to close the Activision-Xbox deal in the US

The FTC has lost an appeal to reverse a decision by Judge Corley to deny a preliminary injunction blocking the Microsoft-ABK merger.

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Antstream Arcade is coming to Xbox and bringing retro classics from Nintendo and Playstation along

Antstream Arcade is the first third-party multi-game cloud streaming service to hit Xbox, and it brings along with it over 1400 retro games, officially licensed so that you can play classic Nintendo and Playstation titles on your Xbox console (legally!).

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The FTC chair taking on Big Tech

Republicans smeared Khan as a "bully" who is "misleading" the FTC. Here's why an FTC chair is enraging the right

GamesRadar

Xbox expected Starfield to sell 10 million copies on PS5 but decided it's worth more as an exclusive

The same figure was also estimated for Indiana Jones

The Conversation

Microsoft and Activision: the big questions that will decide whether the US$68 billion deal goes ahead

Microsoft’s proposed US$68 billion (£52 billion) acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard should be allowed to go ahead, according to a US federal judge. After five days of gruelling testimony, Judge Jacqueline Corley ruled the merger is unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition across the markets…

Reason

FTC Investigates OpenAI Over Inaccurate Information From ChatGPT

Plus: Few Americans support full abortion bans, a win for cryptocurrency in Ripple case, and more...

Fortune

Tech deals may take even longer to close in light of recent FTC scrutiny, predicts one VC

The FTC’s antagonism of Big Tech sets companies up for “painfully long processes” for dealmaking, says Battery Ventures’s Chelsea Stoner.

GamesRadar

FTC loses last-ditch shot at appealing Microsoft Activision Blizzard case, clearing the way for the deal to close in the US

A US court won't halt Microsoft's acquisition

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