In response and according to VGCthe UK Competition and Markets Authority’s statement regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Xbox has firmly confirmed that it has no plans to raise the Xbox Game Pass subscription price. “Subscription prices can be easily revised, and Microsoft may have an incentive to do so once it adds content as ...
It seems that little by little we are approaching the end of the case. This news today is not definitive, as it does not come from any official channel linked to the European Commission of Regulators, but rather from Reuters, the news agency. Cierto es que la reputation está fuera de toda duda, pero la ...
While Star Wars Eclipse is still very mysterious, it should be a very big play. The jackpot for the Chinese company NetEase? In August 2022 we were able to learn that Quantic Dream (Star Wars Eclipse, Detroit: Become Human) would go under the Chinese flag via a takeover of the French company by the publisher ...
After going through a long process of investigation by the European Commission, Microsoft should directly defend its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This will take place at a closed hearing scheduled for next week, specifically February 21. According Yahoo! FinanceMicrosoft requested the hearing after the European Commission published objections to the ...
After much speculation, the CMA seems to have decided to sue Microsoft to try to stop the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This, of course, comes after several months of internal Commission analysis; Besides being an expected ending for many, it’s consistent with all the media interactions that have happened since. With that, he joins the ...
In a recent interview, xbox Head Phil Spencer touched on a range of topics related to the platform, including the recent layoffs. Earlier this month, Microsoft laid off about 10,000 workers, reportedly preparing for slower revenue growth, while Xbox-owned studios such as Halo developer 343 Industries and Bethesda were also affected. Spencer recently spoke to ...
In the final chapter of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, there was a curious twist. There was a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Microsoft and those in Redmond, to defend themselves, sent a subpoena to Sony. Such a subpoena would potentially force Sony to disclose business details that are ...
It seems Microsoft’s takeover of the company continues to run into hurdles. If the battle intensifies across the Atlantic in the Activision-Blizzard takeover operation, the tone could also rise in Europe. Indeed, it would seem that several sources familiar with the matter believe that the The European Commission is expected to issue a “warning” in ...
As expected, the case of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not give us many days of respite until the arrival of the next chapter of this economic-judicial drama, which supposes for Microsoft the acquisition of the giant responsible for Call of Duty. Although the last thing we know dates back to the first conversations ...
Microsoft is trying to persuade regulators around the world to approve its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen. Amid concerns about the impact on competition in the industry, and amid passionate lobbying against competitor Sony’s deal, the US Federal Trade Commission has ...
