callofduty
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Microsoft Just Overcame A Major Hurdle Blocking The Activision Deal
Microsoft’s $US69 ($96) billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard inched closer in a big way on Friday. UK regulators announced a provisional finding that the acquisition wouldn’t harm competition, despite previously suggesting the Xbox maker might need to spin-off the Call of Duty business to get the sale approved.
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Microsoft Says 10 Years Is Plenty Of Time For Sony To Make Its Own Call Of Duty
As regulators approach their deadline to approve or reject Microsoft’s $US69 billion ($AU103 billion) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, those for and against the mega merger are filing every last argument they can think of to try and sway the outcome. My favourite one yet involves Microsoft telling Sony to quit whining already and just get…
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Activision’s Poster-In-Chief Gives Wild Look Inside Microsoft Sony Fight
Over a year after it was first announced, Microsoft’s $US69 billion (AU$103 billion) Activision Blizzard deal is being picked apart under a microscope by regulators. It still appears to be crawling towards its inexorable conclusion, but things are getting very messy, and incredibly silly, in the process.
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Microsoft President Is Carrying That Giant Sony Call Of Duty Deal In Pocket, Weirdly
Earlier today, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox boss Phil Spencer talked briefly to the media about its ongoing attempt to consume Activision Blizzard King, continuing once again to act like the larger spat is mostly about Call of Duty. At one point, Smith said he was carrying a contract with him that would keep…