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Activision Boss Bobby Kotick says company will "likely make a Call of Duty game for a new Nintendo console

During the ongoing legal battle over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, CEO Bobby Kotick gave some big reveals as to Call of Duty's future.

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Microsoft's CEO would get rid of console exclusives if he could

Of course he'd say this in front of the FTC

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Court mistake reveals how much Sony's first-party games like Last of Us 2 costs

A mistake at court has accidentally revealed the cost of making The Last of Us 2 and Horizon Forbidden West and it's a terrifying amount of money.

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Microsoft planned to acquire Square Enix in ominously titled "Project Phoenix"

Confidential documents have revealed Microsoft's past plans to acquire Square Enix as part of a strategy to grow Game Pass' mobile presence.

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Sony's advanced black marker technology fails to stop super sleuths from reading confidential numbers

A poorly redacted Sony document revealed a few secrets during today's FTC v Microsoft hearing.

PC Gamer

Xbox won’t make Call of Duty worse on PlayStation — here’s why

Call of Duty is a core component of the FTC's argument against Xbox, but previous comments about downgrades aren't holding up in the courtroom.

Windows Central

Activision CEO wouldn't put Call of Duty, other titles on Xbox Game Pass

During the FTC vs. Microsoft hearing, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said the company isn't interested in Game Pass-style services.

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Bombshell PlayStation emails reveal Sony's true feelings about Xbox's Activision merger

A fresh round of internal documents reveals PlayStation's true feelings about the Xbox-Activision merger.

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Microsoft considered buying Square Enix to add Final Fantasy and more to Xbox

Microsoft considered buying Square Enix prior to the launch of the Xbox Series X|S, new documents show.

Windows Central

Microsoft’s lineup of exclusive games draws fire from deal foes

U.S. officials suing to stop Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. argue the software giant’s recent acquisition history suggests it’s motivated to rope off blockbuster video games from competitors.

Tribune News Service

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says Xbox Game Pass is ‘destructive’

During Xbox’s FTC hearings, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan called Game Pass destructive said publishers told him they aren’t fond of it

USA Today Sports Media Group

Here's what PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan thinks of Starfield's Xbox exclusivity

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that Starfield being an Xbox exclusive is not anticompetitive.

Windows Central

Windows 11’s Potential Subscription-Based Cloud Future Revealed by FTC

Part of Microsoft's long-term vision is to move Windows 11 fully into the cloud.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft paid $117 million for Hellblade developer Ninja Theory to join Xbox

We now know exactly how much Microsoft paid to acquire Ninja Theory, developer of the upcoming Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.

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Xbox's proposal to acquire Sega actually supports its FTC arguments — here's how

The FTC court case between Microsoft and Xbox has seen a deluge of documents on the inner workings of the company emerge. These documents detail an intent to acquire Sega, and actually support Microsoft's arguments to the FTC. Here's how.

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Microsoft was ready to "spend Sony out of business" back in 2019

An internal email has revealed that Microsoft was willing to spend big to get ahead of Sony

GamesRadar

Todd Howard has been trying to get the Indiana Jones game made "for over a decade"

Turns out Todd "might be the biggest Indiana Jones fan on the planet"

Daily Mirror

PS5 Slim and Project Q PS5 handheld price estimated by Microsoft during FTC trial

Microsoft claims that the Project Q PS5 handheld could have a premium price, and has also estimated the PS5 Slim price too.

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Xbox explored acquiring Hollow Knight, No Man's Sky, Rust, and more

According to previously confidential documents, Xbox had its eyes on the developers of No Man's Sky, Hollow Knight, and Rust. But what does this mean for future acquisitions?

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Thanks to the FTC, another upcoming Xbox exclusive may have been revealed

Xbox and IO Interactive's Project Dragon appeared in the Xbox FTC court case documents, but does that mean the game is still in development?

Windows Central

It seems Microsoft sacrificed Xbox Series X sales to build Xbox Cloud Gaming servers

Microsoft is heavily behind PlayStation 5 in market share, and Xbox Cloud Gaming is to blame, according to these FTC documents.

Windows Central

Xbox internal emails: Microsoft 'positioned' to 'spend Sony out of business'

The hearing between Microsoft and the FTC has brought countless revelations about Xbox's long-term business strategies. And some of these discussions were very aggressive.

Windows Central

Microsoft was interested in acquiring Bungie and Sega for Xbox Game Pass

New documents show that Microsoft was, at one point, interested in acquiring both Bungie and Sega.

Daily Mirror

Will Starfield be on PS5? Phil Spencer bombshell reveals fate of Starfield on PlayStation

Starfield, Bethesda's upcoming space-faring RPG, is finally being released later this year, but will it be on PS5?

GamesRadar

Minecraft doesn't have a native PS5 version because Sony was "reluctant" to send Microsoft a dev kit

“I think Sony could have sent the kits to Microsoft just as easy as any other publisher," said Xbox boss Phil Spencer

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