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Since Microsoft announced plans to layoff nearly two thousand employees across its gaming division, it’s given the public plenty of reasons for doing so. As is the case with other video game companies, it all boils down to ballooning game development costs and the lack of projected growth in the video game industry, which Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer acknowledged [...]
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Microsoft is making four Xbox-exclusive games well… not exclusive as part of its “Xbox Everywhere” marketing campaign. That includes Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pentiment, all of which are set to launch on PlayStation 5 at some point in the future. The announcement was made during yesterday’s Xbox podcast, where Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah [...]
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a federal complaint with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week, claiming that Microsoft went back on its word that no layoffs will happen at Activision Blizzard following its acquisition of the studio, which was among those that were heavily affected by the mass layoffs at Microsoft’s gaming division last month. The FTC [...]
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The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Microsoft, claiming that it violated the terms of its merger agreement with Activision Blizzard. According to the FTC, Microsoft previously stipulated that there would be no layoffs following the acquisition but then proceeded to do just that when it laid off 1900 employees across its gaming division. The FTC, of [...]
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Microsoft has named Call of Duty general manager Johanna Faries as the new head honcho of Blizzard Entertainment after former president Mike Ybarra was booted out of the company as part of the mass layoffs at Microsoft’s gaming divisions last week. Faries will officially assume the mantle of president on February 5 and shared a brief statement on her new [...]
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Even the mighty Microsoft isn’t immune to the massive layoffs sweeping across the video game and tech industries as it announces plans to reduce its gaming division’s workforce 8%, affecting roughly 1,900 employees from recently acquired Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax Online Studios, and even Xbox. “As we move forward in 2024, the leadership of Microsoft Gaming and Activision Blizzard is committed [...]
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Bad news for Xbox users who’ve hooked up unlicensed third-party accessories to their consoles. Starting next month, unauthorized accessories will no longer work with your gaming system. Those include controllers, headsets, and other unlicensed hardware that work with Xbox systems. While you’ll still be able to use unlicensed accessories for the time being, you’ll constantly be reminded with a pop-up [...]
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It’s been a long uphill battle for Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, but both parties have finally inked their $69 billion merger after the UK Competition and Markets Authority officially gave its approval. To recap, the merger was first announced back in 2021, right around the same time that Activision Blizzard was facing massive backlash for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination [...]
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It’s been a long and extremely winding road for Microsoft and Activision Blizzard with roadblocks at every turn, but it looks like both parties are finally on the verge of inking their $69 billion merger. Sources within the company report that Microsoft is looking to close the deal on Friday, October 13th. A bit ominous if you ask me, but [...]
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The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s long-running investigation into the Microsoft-ABK merger looks like it will soon be coming to an end in favor of Microsoft. After much ado, the regulatory agency has given its preliminary approval for the $69 billion deal after Microsoft agreed to restructure the deal to give Ubisoft perpetual cloud streaming rights to all existing Activision [...]
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