Digital media and entertainment software analyst, Michael Pachter, expects Xbox Game Pass to hit 50 million subscribers if the Activision Blizzard King deal closes. Speaking during the latest episode of Pachter Factor, Michael Pachter made, in his words, a rather bold prediction regarding Microsoft’s premium game subscription service. He stated that if Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard […]
Microsoft has responded to the CMA’s preliminary findings, claiming that Sony’s stance on the Activision Blizzard King deal is a self-serving attempt to protect its market dominance. The CMA has published both Microsoft and Sony’s response to its provisional findings. Microsoft claims that Sony’s stance on the Activision Blizzard King deal is a “self-serving attempt […]
Microsoft is reportedly all set to propose a new deal to the CMA and European Commission, which would thereby allow all future Activision titles to release on all platforms for a 10 year period. According to UK-based specialist news service, Equity Report, Microsoft is looking to propose a package to European Commission, and likely the […]
Blizzard is reportedly working on a new IP that features survival game mechanics, and it looks similar to Rare’s upcoming title Everwild. During the latest episode of The Xbox Two, Windows Central’s Jez Corden revealed that Blizzard is developing a survival game that sports an art style in the same vein as Rare’s Everwild. According […]
Activision is reportedly working on a 3D action multiplayer platform brawler featuring Crash Bandicoot and other characters from the series. During the latest episode of The Xbox Two podcast, Jez Corden revealed that an online multiplayer platform brawler featuring Crash Bandicoot and other characters from his universe is in development at Activision, and that the […]
Microsoft issues a subtle response to the claim made by Sony regarding the Call of Duty franchise being a “must have”. In its 118 page notification issued by Microsoft in relation to the ongoing investigation into the Activision Blizzard acquisition by competition regulation authorities in Brazil, the software giant makes an indirect statement to dismiss […]
In stark contrast to Microsoft’s take on its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony claims that no publisher could create a franchise today that could rival Call of Duty. The statement from Sony regarding Activision Blizzard and the Call of Duty franchise came via a publicly available review procedure pertaining to the acquisition conducted by competition […]
Microsoft claims that Activision Blizzard doesn’t make any unique or “must have” games for it to be considered a legal threat to competition. In its letter to the Commerce Commission in New Zealand, Microsoft defends its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard by tackling concerns raised regarding competition in those markets where the company operates. According […]
Microsoft Xbox has confirmed that they have acquired Activision Blizzard, the makers of blockbuster games like Call of Duty, Candy Crush, and Diablo. In one of the biggest gaming news of the year, the announcement was first reported by Wall Street Journal and it was verified shortly afterward with an official announcement made on the […]