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FTC criticizes Xbox Game Pass price increases in latest appeal

FTC criticizes Xbox Game Pass price increases in latest appeal

Picture: Microsoft On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission cited Microsoft’s recent price adjustment for Xbox Game Pass as Evidence of the damage caused by the merger with Activision Blizzard had on consumers. The agency filed a new letter in its ongoing appeal of last year’s deal and called the changes “exactly the kind of consumer ...

More Activision games coming soon to Game Pass

More Activision games coming soon to Game Pass

So far, only one game published by Activision Blizzard has found its way into Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service, almost a year after Microsoft closed its deal to buy the giant call of Duty Publisher. However, a new report claims that more Activision games will (slowly) come to the service in the near future. Why ...

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Activision will pay  million to settle discrimination lawsuit

Activision will pay $50 million to settle discrimination lawsuit

photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) Activision Blizzard has been the focus of criticism for several years due to its widely criticized “boys’ club” corporate culture sleazy games. And now, late Friday evening, just before the holiday season really begins, The Wall Street Journal reports that the embattled gaming company will pay $50 million to settle ...