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Xbox Boss Says There’s No ‘Secret’ Call Of Duty Drop Coming To Game Pass In 2023
Now that Microsoft’s purchase of Activison Blizzard has officially been completed, Xbox Series X/S owners have been hoping to see games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Diablo IV appear on Game Pass any day now. But Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer poured cold water on the rumor mill hype in a new…
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Microsoft Asks Controversial Activision CEO Bobby Kotick To Stay For Two More Months
Longtime Activision Blizzard CEO, Bobby Kotick, is almost gone, but not quite yet. Nearly two years after over 1,000 of his employees called on the controversial executive to resign, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that Kotick will remain the head of the Call of Duty publisher until the end of 2023, to help with…
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Leaked Xbox Boss Email Perfectly Explains Why Game Publishers Are Eating Themselves Alive
You probably saw a ton of headlines about Xbox leaks this week: new hardware, upcoming games, Game Pass costs, acquisition strategies. A trove of unredacted documents accidentally uploaded to a federal court’s case server gave the world an unprecedented look into the secret machinations of the gaming wing of a $US2 trillion tech giant. But…
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Microsoft Casually Discussed Buying Nintendo Or Valve In Leaked Email
Leaks say that among the names tossed around for acquisition, Microsoft had its eye on WB Games and, incredibly, Nintendo and Valve.