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UPDATE: Group's lawyers claim to have evidence Xbox planned to put PlayStation out of business, but Microsoft rep says redacted email predates Activision deal
June 21, 2023
James Batchelor
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It just doesn't want any of the humans it employs to actually exercise that right
June 16, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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CMA will also be able to present additional arguments against $68.7 billion deal at a hearing today
June 12, 2023
James Batchelor
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Publisher's Transparency Report says it received roughly 134 harassment, discrimination, or retaliation complaints in 2022, found substance to 31 of them
June 1, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Activision Blizzard CEO denies any systemic issue with harassment, says outside forces trying to destabilize the company
May 31, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Xbox firm to challenge regulator's decision to block its proposed acquisition of ABK in submissions that may last up to ten days
May 31, 2023
Marie Dealessandri
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Asian market is the latest to clear the $68.7 billion acquisition without condition
May 30, 2023
James Batchelor
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Update: Activision Blizzard also challenges ruling as Xbox firm tells Competition Appeal Tribunal the UK regulator based its decision on "fundamental errors"
May 30, 2023
James Batchelor
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Update: Appeal officially filed after CMA said allowing Microsoft to take a strong position in cloud gaming would undermine innovation
May 25, 2023
Marie Dealessandri
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PEGI fines publishers €5,000 for omitting loot boxes from ratings submissions for Diablo Immortal and Hunt: Showdown
May 23, 2023
Brendan Sinclair
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Update: Microsoft confirms deal was granted "unconditional clearance" by Chinese antitrust regulators
May 22, 2023
James Batchelor
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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
