NewsMicrosoft Claims A PS5 Slim Is Due Out Later This Year
Microsoft’s legal documents filed as part of its trial with the FTC show the Xbox parent believes Sony will launch a PS5 Slim later this year.
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News1 Million PlayStation Users Spend All Their Time Playing Call Of Duty, And That’s Worth A Lot Of Money To Sony
About 1 million PlayStation users spend all their time playing Call Of Duty, and Sony sees a huge cut of its revenue come from all their spending.
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NewsSony’s Poor Redacting Skills Reveal 200M+ Budgets For Both Horizon Forbidden West And The Last Of Us Part II
Some poor redacting skills on Sony’s side lead to the reveal of the massive budgets involved for Horizon Forbidden West and The Last Of Us Part II.
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NewsJim Ryan Believes Cloud Gaming Won’t Be “A Meaningful Component” Of The Industry Until 2025
Cloud gaming won’t be a “meaningful component” of the games industry until at least 2025, according to PlayStation head Jim Ryan.
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NewsMicrosoft’s Activision Acquisition Is Anti-Competitive, But Starfield As An Xbox Exclusive Is Not, Says Jim Ryan
Xbox making Bethesda titles like Starfield isn’t anti-competitive in PlayStation head Jim Ryan’s eyes, but Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard is.
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NewsXbox Game Pass Head Wanted To “Spend Sony Out Of Business”
The head of Xbox Game Pass wanted to “spend Sony out of business,” a Microsoft internal email reveals, check out the details here.
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NewsContinuing To Release Activision Games On PlayStation Post-Acquisition Is Reportedly The “Opposite” Of What Bethesda Was Told For Its Games
An internal email from Bethesda’s Pete Hines reveals Microsoft told Bethesda its games would become Xbox exclusives, but did the opposite with Activision.
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NewsMicrosoft Once Looked At Buying Sega And Bungie To Bolster Game Pass
Internal emails from Microsoft’s Phil Spencer show that Xbox had looked at acquiring Sega and Bungie to bolster its Game Pass offerings.
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NewsElder Scrolls VI Exclusivity Is Still In Question, As The Game Is Still Years Away
Phil Spencer won’t confirm that Elder Scrolls VI will be an Xbox exclusive due to how far out we are from actually seeing the game release.
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NewsMicrosoft Only Bought Bethesda After Learning Starfield Might’ve Been A PlayStation Exclusive
Phil Spencer’s testimony during the FTC v Microsoft trial confirms that Xbox only tried to buy Bethesda after learning Starfield might be a PS5 exclusive.
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NewsMicrosoft Could Abandon Its Activision Blizzard Acquisition Thanks To The FTC
Microsoft might just abandon its Activision Blizzard acquisition if the FTC is successful in getting the preliminary injunction it requested.
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NewsThe FTC Will Reportedly File An Injunction To Block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard King Acquisition
A new report claims that the FTC is setting itself up to file an injunction to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King.
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NewsBobby Kotick Believes The FTC And UK’s CMA Illegally Spoke About The Microsoft/Activision Deal Shortly Before CMA’s Block Decision Publication, FTC Responds “We Absolutely Did Not Collude”
Bobby Kotick alleged that the FTC and the UK CMA illegally spoke about the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard case, the FTC responds by denying it entirely.
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NewsFTC Finalizes Order To Make Epic Games Pay $245 Million To Refund Fortnite Players For Unwanted Purchases
The FTC has finalized its order against Epic Games, making the Fortnite developer pay $245 million to refund players for unwanted purchases.
Read more NewsThe FTC Has Filed A Complaint Against Microsoft For Refusing To Provide Requested Documents, After 24 Requests To Do So
The FTC isn’t all too pleased with Microsoft, after the company has refused to give up requested documents after 24 requests from the FTC,
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NewsThe FTC Grants Microsoft Slightly-Limited Access To Sony’s Particulars Regarding Its Third-Party Exclusivity Deals And More
The FTC has mostly denied Sony’s requests to limit Microsoft’s subpoena, which was ordered as part of the FTC’s lawsuit against Microsoft.
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NewsMicrosoft Subpoenas Sony In Lawsuit With The FTC
Microsoft has subpoenaed Sony in its lawsuit against the FTC, to which Sony now has until January 27, 2023 to respond to in some form.
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NewsA Determined Microsoft Might Look To Close Its Acquisition Of Activision-Blizzard Without The FTC
Microsoft looks determined as preliminary trial proceedings begin with the FTC, indicating that it’ll close the deal without the FTC if it can.
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News“Long-Standing Industry Practices Are No Longer Enough,” Says Epic In Response To FTC Settlement
Epic Games has responded to the FTC’s settlement, outlining changes it is making while also trying to tell other developers to take note of its actions.
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NewsEpic Games Has Agreed To Pay The FTC A Record $520 Million Over Allegations Epic Violated Children’s Privacy Law
Epic Games will pay $520 million to the FTC over allegations that it violated children’s privacy law, and deployed tactics to trick players.
Read more NewsMicrosoft “Welcomes” Its Day In Court To Defend Activision Purchase, Following FTC Lawsuit
In the face of a lawsuit from the FTC, Microsoft president says that the company “welcomes” its chance to defend its Activision Blizzard purchase in court.
Read more NewsThe FTC Is Suing Microsoft Over Activision Blizzard King Acquisition
The FTC has filed a complaint to block Microsoft from purchasing Activision Blizzard King, it was revealed on Thursday, hours before The Game Awards.
Read more NewsSony Signing A 10-Year Deal For Call Of Duty Could Be Microsoft’s Chance At Getting EU Approval
A new report specifies that a 10-year licensing deal with Sony for Call Of Duty may be Microsoft’s way of getting EU approval for purchasing Activision.
Read more NewsThe FTC May Reportedly File An Anti-Trust Lawsuit To Block Microsoft Acquiring Activision Blizzard
A new report claims that the FTC will potentially file an anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft in an attempt to block it from acquiring Activision Blizzard.
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NewsSony Expects Bungie Acquisition To Close By End Of 2022
Sony expects its acquisition of Bungie to close before the end of its third quarter, which ends on December 31, 2022, according to its financial report.
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NewsThe FTC Has Opened An Investigation Into Sony’s Purchase Of Bungie
The FTC has opened an investigation into Sony’s $3.6 billion deal to purchase Bungie, it was revealed today. Check out the details here.
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NewsMicrosoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Has Four US Senators “Deeply Concerned”
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has four US senators “deeply concerned” the acquisition could threaten worker-led movements.
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