Why Major Blockbuster Games Are Becoming More Expensive: Evidence in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Why Major Blockbuster Games Are Becoming More Expensive: Evidence in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

As the years go on, it seems major blockbusters in the gaming industry only become more expensive to produce. In fact, one recent release reportedly cost over $1 billion when taking production and marketing costs into account. This unsustainable trend is highlighted in the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report on Microsoft’s failed merger … Read more

“Activision’s Season 3 Ricochet: The Ultimate Anti-Cheat System for Call of Duty Games”

“Activision’s Season 3 Ricochet: The Ultimate Anti-Cheat System for Call of Duty Games”

Jakarta – Cheater has become commonplace in many games, including the Call of Duty game series Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 made Activision. But now Activision has released a new anti-cheat system called Season 3 Ricochet which promises to be difficult for cheaters to penetrate in Modern Warfare and Warzone. Really? One of the … Read more

Microsoft guarantees that Sony has had sufficient time to develop its own Call of Duty franchise after 10 years – INDIAN

Microsoft guarantees that Sony has had sufficient time to develop its own Call of Duty franchise after 10 years – INDIAN

Sony is trying at all costs to stop Microsoft’s nearly $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. PlayStation’s owner is demanding from regulators that Call of Duty, along with its associated development teams, be sold separately to another company. If that doesn’t happen, Sony wants US, UK and European authorities to disapprove of the major publisher’s … Read more

Sony expressed dissatisfaction as Microsoft proposes to incorporate new Call of Duty into PS Plus from its launch date

Sony expressed dissatisfaction as Microsoft proposes to incorporate new Call of Duty into PS Plus from its launch date

Microsoft offers Sony not only the release agreement Call of Duty on PlayStation for a period of 10 years, but also the ability to launch new shooters in a subscription PS Plus right at the start — by analogy with how it will happen with Xbox Game Pass. Sony, however, did not like this proposal, … Read more

Erich Schaefer, one of the creators of “Diablo”, joins “Moon Beast Productions” and directs the development of an unreleased action RPG « doope!

Erich Schaefer, one of the creators of “Diablo”, joins “Moon Beast Productions” and directs the development of an unreleased action RPG « doope!

Erich Schaefer, known as one of the members of BIG4 who once produced Blizzard North, the original “Diablo” and the sequel “Diablo II”, and later produced numerous works such as “Hellgate: London”, “Torchlight”, and “Rebel Galaxy”. Mr. Moon Beast Productions, a developer with a new studio in Austin, Texas, has issued a press release, officially … Read more

The EU will decide on the deal between Xbox and Activision later

The EU will decide on the deal between Xbox and Activision later

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

“Modern Warfare II | Warzone 2.0” content for PS Plus subscribers « doope!

“Modern Warfare II | Warzone 2.0” content for PS Plus subscribers « doope!

The other day, the long-awaited season 2 of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Warzone 2.0” has started, but SIE has announced the start of distribution of “Season 02 Combat Pack”, a time-limited exclusive content for PS Plus subscribers. .domestic and foreignPS Storeavailable free of charge from Along with the announcement, a new trailer … Read more

“Tom Clancy’s The Division 2” Season 11 postponement re-announced, Ubisoft reports technical issues with build generation system « doope!

“Tom Clancy’s The Division 2” Season 11 postponement re-announced, Ubisoft reports technical issues with build generation system « doope!

The launch of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’s 11th season was delayed due to issues with the localization process last night. . During the development of an update to resolve the aforementioned issue, it became clear that a critical error occurred that caused the build creation system of “The Division 2” to stop, and we … Read more

“We are being persecuted”, “The Xbox business has been in the shadow of the PlayStation for 20 years”: Sony and Microsoft clashed in court

“We are being persecuted”, “The Xbox business has been in the shadow of the PlayStation for 20 years”: Sony and Microsoft clashed in court

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

Will Activision Blizzard’s Xbox Merger Hurt Gamers?

Will Activision Blizzard’s Xbox Merger Hurt Gamers?

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