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Microsoft Is Struggling To Sell Xboxes, Again
5Two years in, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S is already losing steam. The tech giant reported on Tuesday that revenue from console hardware sales was down 30 per cent from the same time in 2022 after big games like Starfield got delayed. Game Pass didn’t seem to be making up the difference.
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Veteran Halo, Destiny Director Joins Netflix Games
Halo and Destiny veteran Joseph Staten just announced that he is joining Netflix Games as its newest creative director, and that he’ll be helming “a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.”
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Russian Agents Are Trying To ‘Penetrate’ Gaming Communities
In a chat on stage at at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Microsoft President Brad Smith has said the company is currently dealing with attempts by various types of Russian agents to “penetrate” online gaming communities, with particular emphasis on those associated with Minecraft.
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Sony Lashes Out At Government For Not Shutting Down Microsoft Activision Deal
While not set in stone, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) now appears likely to approve Microsoft’s $US69 ($96) billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, and Sony seems pissed. In its latest regulatory filing it blasted UK regulators over their “surprising, unprecedented, and irrational” reversal after initially pushing back against the mega acquisition.