The European Commission, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority and the US Federal Trade Commission continue to investigate Microsoft’s nearly $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The first-named regulator extended the publication of the preliminary decision by 10 days to 4/25 of this year. He also said that given the scale of the transaction, global regulators … Read more
Jakarta – Activision accused of illegally firing two of his game testers, because according to the union, the two were fired for protesting WFH’s policies using harsh words. A union called the Communication Workers of America (CWA) reported the incident to the US National Labor Relations Board. CWA asked the two people who were fired … Read more
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Being the most interested party in disrupting the deal between Xbox and Activision Blizzard, Sony Interactive Entertainment received from lawyers Microsoft US court summons. PlayStation representatives were invited to officially convey their position to the court and tell in detail how they build their business, negotiate exclusives with game developers, and what plans they are … Read more
The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $69 million will hurt competition in the UK gaming market, Britain’s antitrust watchdog tentatively warned, saying it could force the sale of the hit franchise Call of Duty. The Competition and Markets Authority said it had taken an initial view that the deal could result in a … Read more
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the third key market to be concerned about Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The US Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission have already raised concerns. For now, it is only a report with a preliminary finding, the investigation is still ongoing. But now CMA publicly … Read more
Microsoft is not yet allowed to take over game studio Activision Blizzard. The British regulator CMA is afraid that Microsoft will become too powerful in the gaming market after a takeover. The acquisition was announced in January last year. Xbox maker Microsoft was willing to pay 69 billion dollars (more than 64 billion euros) for … Read more
Diablo 4, the highly anticipated new installment of Blizzard’s Action-RPG saga that will go on sale next June 6 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S and computers, will require a subscription to PS Plus in Sony consoles and Xbox Live Gold on Microsoft systems to be enjoyed. This requirement … Read more
This week Microsoft made a presentation Developer_Direct, in which the company spoke about its plans for 2023. The main star of the broadcast was the project HI-FI RUSH from the studio Tango Gameworksand here is a large demonstration of the gameplay of a cooperative shooter Redfall from the studio arcane caused much less excitement. Weak … Read more
Microsoft recently sent a subpoena to Sony Interactive Entertainment to defending against a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC, for its acronym in English) for the purchase of Activision Blizzard. Right now, Europe is considering issuing an “antitrust alert” to Microsoft for its intention to acquire the Call of Duty company, among many other … Read more