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EA has been intensively in merger talks with NBCUniversal

EA has been intensively in merger talks with NBCUniversal

photo: Christian Peterson (Getty Images) The video game market is consolidating like never before, and Electronic Arts is faltering like everyone else. That battlefield and FIFA The manufacturer has recently sought a merger with NBCUniversal and has reportedly also been in talks about possible acquisitions with Disney, Apple and other companies a new report from ...

Activision deals are under investigation by the Department of Justice, SEC

Activision deals are under investigation by the Department of Justice, SEC

The three men currently under investigation: media tycoon David Geffen, Fox co-founder Barry Diller and Alexander von Furstenbergphoto: Matt Winkelmeyer, Bruce Glikas, and Donato Sardella (Getty Images) the Wall Street Journal reported that three men– Fox co-founder Barry Diller, Hates Reggie Miller Socialite Alexander von Furstenberg and music magnate David Geffen – are currently the ...

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Call of Duty execs accused of misleading investors on deal

Call of Duty execs accused of misleading investors on deal

image: activity Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed a lawsuit call of Duty Publisher for the production supposedly insufficient Disclosures in its recent filings with the SEC about its transaction Sold to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. The investors continued to claim that large payouts for CEO Bobby Kotick and others that would result from the ...

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Microsoft x Activision Blizzard FAQs do not answer questions

Microsoft x Activision Blizzard FAQs do not answer questions

photo: SOPA images (Getty Images) As part of Microsoft’s proposed $70 billion purchaseSome sort of official FAQ was sent out to all Activision Blizzard employees. Unfortunately, not many questions are actually answered, with the answers looking more like giant black holes in the shape of things could be answers. Someday. Could be. The FAQ – ...

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Why Bobby Kotick sold Activision to Microsoft WITHOUT his PR spin

Why Bobby Kotick sold Activision to Microsoft WITHOUT his PR spin

photo: mike diaper (Getty Images) As you’ve probably heard, Microsoft wants to buy Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion. But why Activision CEO Bobby Kotick suddenly decided to relinquish control of the company, and where that leaves the ailing executive after the ink has dried, depends on who you ask. For example, Kotick himself ...

Nintendo achieved the highest number of viewers at E3

Nintendo achieved the highest number of viewers at E3

Nintendo’s viewership was way too high for E3 2021.picture: Nintendo / Kotaku Switch Pro or not, Nintendo still had the most people watching its E3 2021 presentation. Nintendo garnered 3.1 million viewers for its nearly 40-minute presentation, according to yesterday’s tweet from Stream Hatchet, a data analytics company specializing in video game streaming. Despite being ...

Here’s how to watch the Xbox / Bethesda E3 showcase

Here’s how to watch the Xbox / Bethesda E3 showcase

Tell us what you got, Phil.photo: Frederic J. Brown (Getty Images) E3 2021 is fast approaching and Microsoft’s Xbox presentation seems to be a highlight again, especially with the inclusion of Bethesda. After last year’s surprise Acquisition of the Bethesda parent company Zenimax, Microsoft’s E3 presentation will be the first opportunity to show the future ...