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Sony Lashes Out At Government For Not Shutting Down Microsoft Activision Deal
1While 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.
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You Can Win A Chicken Crimpy Xbox Series S Console, For Some Reason
If you’ve ever thought “I wish my game console looked like more of a snack”, then Xbox has the competition for you. Hot off the heels of Xbox and Arnott’s Shapes teaming up to make controller-shaped Barbecue Shapes (the best flavour), the two brands have decided to get weird. That’s right, they’ve made a Chicken…
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Xbox Manager Claims Game Pass Isn’t ‘Disruptive’
The director of Xbox’s indie division would like you to believe that the Game Pass is not ‘disruptive’ to the gaming ecosystem despite the company’s ambitions for massive PC growth. These comments were made in response to people wondering whether the popular subscription service would fundamentally change how gamers purchased games — or if they…
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Bobby Kotick Calls Out PlayStation In Email To Whole World
As we grow closer to the finish line in the months-long struggle for Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard, things are getting tense. Governments are getting involved, weird promises are being made and the people at the centre of it all — like Activision CEO Bobby Kotick — sound like they’re starting to feel the strain.