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Microsoft went all in to save its $68.7 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard in Europe. Apart from trying to orally convince the EU regulators about offering multi-year deals to other platforms, Microsoft also announced two quick deals with Nintendo and Nvidia in a bid to counter regulators’ concerns. Here are the … Read more
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
In an unprecedented move, Xbox and Nintendo have signed a 10-year binding contract that will see Call of Duty, one of the largest video game franchises, available on Nintendo devices. The announcement was made by Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith on Twitter, stating that the deal aims to expand access to Call of … 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