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Is PlayStation Really Worried About Losing Call of Duty To Microsoft? Private Emails Say No
22.6.2023
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has been fighting Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard tooth-and-nail, claiming it jeopardizes Call of Duty on PlayStation 5. But in a private email when the deal was first announced, Ryan apparently wrote that he didn’t think it was an “exclusivity play” to take...
Sony Won’t Share PS6 Info With Call Of Duty Devs If Owned By Microsoft
22.6.2023
If the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft for $69 billion goes through, it could have big consequences for the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation. At least that’s what Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan keeps saying. In a new deposition for the current lawsuit by the Federal Trade...
Xbox Series X And Game Pass Are Raising Prices To Match PS5
21.6.2023
Microsoft will raise the price of its more powerful Xbox Series X console in certain countries around the world and increase the cost of a monthly Game Pass Ultimate subscription by $2, it confirmed in a statement to The Verge. The hikes come after Sony made a similar move with the PlayStation 5...
Overwatch 2 Can’t Afford A Season This Mid
14.6.2023
Overwatch 2 is getting its ass beat online lately and for good reason. With the exception of its Pride event, it’s been nothing but bad news for the hero shooter between Blizzard announcing it was gutting its planned PvE suite of skill trees and replayable hero missions to charging $15 for...
Microsoft chtěl převzít Activision Blizzard už tento týden. V USA mu ale zatím svázali ruce
14.6.2023
Microsoft nesmí dočasně koupit společnost Activision Blizzard
14.6.2023
Microsoft zatím nesmí převzít videoherního giganta Activision Blizzard
14.6.2023
Americký soud zablokoval plán společnosti Microsoft převzít videoherní firmu Activision Blizzard. Vyhověl tím žádosti regulačních orgánů, které se postavily proti transakci za 69 miliard dolarů. Soud uvedl, že dočasný zákaz „je nezbytný k zachování současného stavu po dobu projednávání stížnosti.“
FTC Tries Blocking Microsoft, Activision's $69B Deal, Claiming It's Being Rushed
13.6.2023
Microsoft’s attempted $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been in a kind of limbo due to scrutiny from various regulatory bodies here in the U.S. and in the UK, and today the tech company faces one more hurdle. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a request for both a restraining...
Microsoft může koupit Activision Blizzard. Evropská komise schválila největší videoherní obchod historie
16.5.2023
Microsoft může koupit Activision Blizzard, řekla Evropská komise
15.5.2023
Evropská komise (EK) dala zelenou transakci za 69 miliard dolarů. Podle stanoviska euroúředníků může Microsoft koupit americkou herní firmu Activision Blizzard, která produkuje tituly jako je Call of Duty, World of Warcraft či Diablo. Komise ovšem své svolení podmínila plným dodržením několika...
Evropská komise schválila největší herní akvizici dějin
15.5.2023
Evropská komise schválila převzetí firmy Activision Blizzard Microsoftem. Ústupky nabídnuté Microsoftem vyřešily její obavy o konkurenci
Activision Boss Hyped About AI, Suggests It Could Be Used In A New Guitar Hero
11.5.2023
There’s always a new tech trend being billed as the future. In 2021, it was NFTs. Last year, it was the metaverse. And now it’s AI. Some of gaming’s biggest companies are already getting excited about the prospect of computer generated graphics and scripts fattening their bottom lines. This week...
Activision Blizzard vydělává víc na PC než na konzolích, mobily ale vedou
9.5.2023
Herní vydavatelství Activision Blizzard sice poslední dobou nepřineslo žádný originální hit, přesto nouzí netrpí. Nejzajímavější informací z čerstvě zveřejněných finančních reportů za loňský rok tak je skutečnost, že oproti minulým trendům dnes víc vydělává PC platforma než tradiční konzolový trh
Blockbuster Game Development Costs Are Out Of Control
1.5.2023
The production of big-budget games has felt unsustainable for a while now, and all evidence points to major blockbusters only getting more expensive in the years to come. Testimony in the regulatory fight over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that game publishers are spending...
The Reason Regulators Blocked Microsoft's Activision Deal Makes No Sense
28.4.2023
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) potentially torpedoed the biggest tech acquisition in history this week and hardly anyone understands why. There are plenty of reasons to prevent a giant corporation from trying to buy huge competitive advantages just because it can flood the zone...
UK Blocks Microsoft Activision Deal Over Game Pass
26.4.2023
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its decision to block Micorosft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Wednesday citing concerns it would hurt competition in the growing cloud gaming market where Microsoft dominates thanks to Game Pass. It’s a shocking turn...
Former Activision Blizzard exec joins Yuga Labs as CEO: Nifty Newsletter, March 29–April 4
5.4.2023
The Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget said in an interview with Cointelegraph that artificial intelligence could reduce toxicity in the metaverse
US Government Went After Activision Over Stingy Esports Salaries
4.4.2023
The Department of Justice has taken Activision Blizzard to court, alleging the publisher’s esports leagues had been grossly underpaying their workers/players via an exploitative “Competitive Balance Tax”.Read more
Former Activision Blizzard executive joins Yuga Labs as CEO
1.4.2023
With Daniel Alegre on board, Yuga Labs is expected to ramp up its metaverse efforts. Previously, he held leadership positions at Google, Activision Blizzard, and Bertelsmann
Activision Blizzard May Have Pulled Out Of China Over Messy Miscommunication
29.3.2023
Last November, Activision Blizzard made a shocking decision when it suddenly ended its partnership with Netease, the company which brought games like Overwatch and World of Warcraft to China, after 14 years. Now we know why. According to the New York Times, Netease suggested it could sway Chinese...