Google agreed to pay 0 million to Activision to stop competition, Epic Games alleges

Google agreed to pay $360 million to Activision to stop competition, Epic Games alleges

November 18, 2022 05:00 am | Updated 05:00 am IST – OAKLAND, Calif. The Google agreements with developers were described in earlier versions of the lawsuit, but the exact terms had not been revealed. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Alphabet Inc’s Google has struck deals with at least 24 big app developers to stop them […]

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Microsoft’s  billion Activision bid faces EU antitrust probe

Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision bid faces EU antitrust probe

Microsoft may have to offer concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about its $69 billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard after regulators opened a full-scale investigation on Tuesday and warned about the impact of the deal. The U.S. software company, which announced the deal in January, is betting Activision’s stable of games […]

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Sony says Microsoft ‘Call of Duty’ offer ‘inadequate’

Sony says Microsoft ‘Call of Duty’ offer ‘inadequate’

Sony Group Corp’s gaming chief Jim Ryan has called an offer by Microsoft Corp to keep the “Call of Duty” series on PlayStation for a limited time “inadequate”. Xbox maker Microsoft announced the $69 billion acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc in January and has pledged to keep the hit franchise on […]

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Workers at Activision Studio vote to unionise, a first for gaming industry

Workers at Activision Studio vote to unionise, a first for gaming industry

A group of workers at a video game studio that is part of Activision Blizzard has voted to form a union, a first for a major North American video game company. The vote, which passed 19-3, affects 28 quality-assurance employees at Raven Software, the Wisconsin studio that helps to develop the popular Call of Duty […]

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