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By cancelling much of the sequel’s new content, and with other F2P options a click away, Blizzard’s choice is a huge risk
May 19, 2023
Rob Fahey
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The regulator said that the approval of the acquisition would be "turning a blind eye to anti-competitive mergers"
May 16, 2023
Jeffrey Rousseau
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First episode discusses EU's approval of MS/ABK, Zelda launch sales and Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO
May 16, 2023
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Microsoft agrees to let players stream their Activision Blizzard games on competing services for free
May 15, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Let's dig through annual reports to see what Activision Blizzard, EA, and Take-Two say when fewer people are listening
May 12, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Competition and Markets Authority says firms need to seek permission before they "acquire an interest" in each other
May 12, 2023
James Batchelor
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Publisher saw modest representation improvements in 2022, but women and non-white employees also left the company at a higher rate
May 11, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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ABK's 2022 global median gender pay gap was 16.4% but pay equity was reached for comparable work
May 5, 2023
Marie Dealessandri
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Regulators said the European Commission's cloud gaming competition concerns are not relevant to the country
April 28, 2023
Jeffrey Rousseau
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The pair of 800-pound gorillas reacted differently to antitrust regulators until one of them actually stood in the way
April 28, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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For all the furore over Call of Duty, Microsoft would never have made a deal this big just to sell more Xbox consoles
April 28, 2023
Rob Fahey
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The missing ingredient in Microsoft’s Xbox business are the games themselves
April 27, 2023
Christopher Dring
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Publisher releases results early as every division posts gains; publisher credits Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo for driving growth
April 26, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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New filing contains redacted information from internal Microsoft documents, including proposed deal with Sony
April 12, 2023
James Batchelor
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Group's report card of game and social media companies finds lack of policies, slow responses, and no action taken on user reports
April 10, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Meanwhile, university professor tells UK regulator cloud gaming is "not a distinct market"
April 6, 2023
James Batchelor
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Department of Justice says soft salary cap in Overwatch League and Call of Duty League violated antitrust laws
April 3, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Labor board dismisses one charge but will pursue accusations of illegal surveillance and efforts to squash discussion of pay, working conditions
April 3, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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NetEase allegedly suggested it could sway the Chinese government to block or support Microsoft's ABK acquisition
March 30, 2023
James Batchelor
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Japan Fair Trade Commission does not believe merger would "substantially restrain competition"
March 29, 2023
James Batchelor
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Update: Microsoft and Activision provide statements after CMA updates provisional findings to say Activision acquisition would not harm console competition
March 24, 2023
James Batchelor
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Publisher reports 38% of staff come from underrepresented ethnic groups, both figures up 2% over 2021
March 24, 2023
James Batchelor
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But plaintiffs given 20 days to refine complaint, plan to resubmit "with additional factual detail"
March 22, 2023
James Batchelor
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European Union's antitrust regulator will make a final decision on $68.7 billion deal by May 22
March 17, 2023
James Batchelor
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The acquisition "may create a more level playing field between Xbox and PlayStation, which is sorely needed."
March 16, 2023
Christopher Dring