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Microsoft’s gaming division Xbox has announced that it has signed a 10-year deal with Nintendo that will bring Call of Duty (COD) games on the latter’s console. Brad Smith, president and vice chairman of Microsoft, delved out the information about the pact on Twitter.“We’ve now signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to … Read more
Activision’s Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is a version of the popular console and PC shooter game which is built for smaller screens. The game was announced in September 2022. Later, in November 2022, Activision started rolling out the mobile game under a “limited release” in Australia. This game will soon be available for players … Read more
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Ranked Play kicks off February 15, and before that, Activision has dropped key details about the system. The new mode comes packaged with the Season 2 update, which brings back the 1v1 Gulag and a new map to its battle-royale half Warzone 2.0. Drawing from the foundations set in … Read more
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is not only a popular online gaming subscription service but is also a major revenue stream for the company. The tech giant announced its decision to acquire Call of Duty developers — Activision — in January 2022. Since the announcement, the $68.7 billion deal has been under the scanner of multiple … Read more
Call of Duty developer Activision Blizzard posted strong Q4 results beating Wall Street expectations. It says that the results were driven by the Call of Duty franchise, especially Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II that delivered the highest opening-quarter sell-through in franchise history.Modern Warfare II delivered the highest opening-quarter sell-through in the franchise’s history and … Read more
Google and Nvidia have raised concerns with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over Microsoft’s $68.7 million acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision, says a report.In December, FTC filed a lawsuit against Microsoft seeking to block the purchase of Activision. The watchdog argues that the deal would allow Microsoft to suppress competition since it … Read more
There are no “substantive” settlement discussions under way between US President Joe Biden’s administration and Microsoft to resolve a legal dispute over the Xbox maker’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,71,900 crore) bid for games maker Activision Blizzard, a Federal Trade Commission attorney said on Tuesday. The FTC, which enforces antitrust law, asked a judge to block the transaction … Read more
Microsoft filed its response to the lawsuit filed by US regulators to block its $68.7 million worth acquisition of Activision, the maker of Call of Duty, while defending its acquisition of ZeniMax, the owner of Bethesda.Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission of the US sued Microsoft in an attempt to block its purchase of … Read more
After a suit from the Federation Trade Corporation of the US, Microsoft has been served with another lawsuit against its $69 billion acquisition of Activision, the maker of Call of Duty.10 video game players from California, New Mexico, and New Jersey have filed a private lawsuit against Microsoft, seeking an order to block Microsoft’s acquisition … Read more