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FTC Tries Blocking Microsoft, Activision’s $US69B Deal, Claiming It’s Being Rushed
Microsoft’s attempted $US69 ($96) billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been in a kind of limbo due to scrutiny from various regulatory bodies here in the U.S. and in the UK, and today the tech company faces one more hurdle. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a request for both a restraining order and an…
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What If Max Payne, But Shooting Vampires In Slo-Mo Instead?
When the original Max Payne was ported to consoles in late 2001, I couldn’t get a copy fast enough. I wasn’t a PC gamer at the time, and so for a while I could only enjoy Max Payne through the internet and TechTV at the time. I was transfixed by the graphics and luscious time-slowing…
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Alan Wake 2 Seems Like The Next Big Horror Game In New Footage
Alan Wake 2 got a genuinely scary new trailer this morning at Summer Game Fest, complete with Sam Lake in an incredible suit.
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Blockbuster Game Development Costs Are Out Of Control
The production of big-budget games has felt unsustainable for a while now, and all evidence points to major blockbusters only getting more expensive in the years to come. Testimony in the regulatory fight over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that game publishers are spending more than ever to make new entries in their biggest…