Abiodun on In what is the biggest acquisition in the video gaming industry, Microsoft announced on Friday it has completed the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The acquisition makes Microsoft the third largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony, following a 21-month-long battle with …
Abiodun on Activision and Sledgehammer dropped the gameplay reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III on Thursday. With help from Infinity Ward, the game is a direct sequel to last year’s Modern Warfare II; the first time ever a sequel has been dropped in back-to-back …
Abiodun on After several rumours, Activision Blizzard has confirmed Modern Warfare III as the next Call of Duty title, and it will be released on November 10th. Sledgehammer Games will develop the next instalment in the popular gaming franchise, and it will be released on consoles and …
Abiodun on After failing to finalise its merger agreement in time for the July 18th deadline, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have now agreed to a three-month extension until October 18th to close the $69 billion deal. Microsoft has already won the battle against the U.S. watchdog but …
Abiodun on Microsoft and Sony have agreed to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation, which signals that Microsoft will close the Activision Blizzard deal soon. The agreement ends a long-running feud from last year between the two companies after Microsoft announced its proposed $69 billion acquisition of …
Abiodun on Microsoft has moved past one of the major hurdles stopping it from completing its Activision Blizzard acquisition. After a Californian court denied the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s request for a preliminary injunction earlier this week to block the deal, the FTC has suffered another loss …
Abiodun on A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a preliminary injection and gave Microsoft the approval to proceed with its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. If the deal is sealed, it will become the biggest ever in the gaming …
Abiodun on Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard merger has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in California after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an emergency motion on Monday to pause the deal, Bloomberg reports. The US judge agreed that a temporary restraining order is necessary …
Abiodun on Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard received a major boost on Monday after the European Commission approved the deal. The EU watchdog passed the deal on the grounds that Microsoft made a 10-year commitment to offering its games on other platforms, particularly cloud gaming …
Abiodun on Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard took a major blow today after the UK’s antitrust watchdog blocked the deal. In a statement, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal could “alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced …
Abiodun on According to gaming chief Phil Spencer, Microsoft could unveil its Xbox mobile gaming store as early as next year. Spencer disclosed the news in an interview on Monday to Financial Times but noted that the plan is dependent on regulators approving Microsoft’s long-protracted acquisition of …
Abiodun on While Microsoft is still battling with regulations for its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision to go through, its president Brad Smith has confirmed it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make available new Call of Duty releases on PlayStation the same day it launches …
Abiodun on Despite a contrary report from Bloomberg in February that Activision will be skipping its annual mainline release in 2023, the company has now revealed in its third-quarter earnings that it is planning for “the next premium release in the blockbuster annual series, and even more …
Abiodun on Since Microsoft announced it is acquiring Activision in January, there have been concerns about how long the hugely popular Call of Duty franchise will remain on PlayStation. Later in January, Bloomberg reported that at least the next three Call of Duty games would be on …
Abiodun on Activision today revealed the first trailer for its next instalment in the Call of Duty series. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II arrives on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One and PC via Steam on October 28th. Developed by Infinity Ward, Modern …
Abiodun on Every year since 2005, Activision has put out a new premium game every fall in the Call of Duty series. According to Bloomberg, the video game company will be taking a break from releasing a Call of Duty game in 2023. “The company is pushing …