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Sega Gobbles Up Angry Birds In Gaming Industry’s Most Bizarre Acquisition Yet
Japanese gaming publisher Sega announced on Monday it will buy the company behind smartphone one-hit wonder Angry Birds for $US775 million. It’s the latest major gaming acquisition, and one of the weirdest ones yet.
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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.
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Dying Marvel’s Avengers Game Unlocks Nearly Everything For Free
We’ve known since January 2023 that Square Enix’s failed live-service superhero RPG Marvel’s Avengers would have its life support plug pulled on September 30. At that time, developer Crystal Dynamics announced that all cosmetics “will be made available to all players for free” once the game’s final update rolls around. Well, the time has come,…
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Final Fantasy 16 Producer Tries To Pet Dog, Attacks It Instead
We’ve still got a few months before the action-heavy Final Fantasy XVI drops on June 22 for PlayStation 5. And in preparation for the RPG’s imminent release, Square Enix continues to show off more of the game’s various elements, from gameplay and cutscenes to characters and Eikon battles. While we’ve known that you could pet…