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Microsoft’s Activision Deal in Further Doubt as Nvidia & Google Speak Against It!
As some of you may be aware, following an announcement shortly before Christmas the FTC in America confirmed that they would be investigating Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision to see, in blunt terms, whether it would represent any breach of anti-competition laws. – Since then, there have been a few…
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Microsoft Goes ‘Pro-Union’ – Likely in an Attempt to Win Some Love with the FTC
Has Microsoft ever given a position before on their stance regarding unionisation within the tech and/or gaming world? I’m not entirely sure to be honest. I’ve always just presumed that Microsoft has always basically done whatever best suited Microsoft’s interests (which may or may not, incidentally, coincide with their employees).…
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Microsoft Regrets Calling FTC ‘Unconstitutional’ in Activision Takeover Hearing
It’s likely, if not probable, that a lot of you who have been keeping an eye on Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision/Blizzard lost track of the latest developments over the Christmas/New Year period. With that being said, however, a lot has happened over the last month so let me quickly…
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Microsoft to Launch Legal Action if Activision/Blizzard Takeover is Blocked!
When Microsoft announced it had agreed on a deal for the £67.8BN takeover of Activision/Blizzard around the start of this year, people were undoubtedly shocked at the news. In many respects though, whether you were happy about it or not, the announcement did seem to pretty much suggest that getting…
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FTC ‘Likely’ to Join EU in Challenging Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover
It seems increasingly likely that, based on all the information to date, the EU commission currently investigating Microsoft’s potential takeover of Activision/Blizzard is probably not going to approve the deal. – I mean, at the very least, they seem incredibly dissatisfied with the answers (or lack of) Microsoft has currently…
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Arguments Detailed in Leaked Sony Document!
I daresay that if you’ve been keeping up with the recent gaming industry news, you’ll be more than a little aware that Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision/Blizzard is currently hitting a few pretty big bumps in regards to them convincing the EU anti-competition commission that the acquisition isn’t merely a…
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Microsoft Caught in a Lie? – Report Says They Offered Sony Just 10 Years of COD!
While certainly creating a lot of shock when it was announced earlier this year, the future of Microsoft’s successful takeover of Activision/Blizzard has, over the last 2 months, only seemed to look more and more doubtful. – A key factor in this is the fact that the EU’s anti-competition regulator…
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EU Staff Member Hints Microsoft’s $68.7BN Activision Deal Might Fail!
Microsoft shocked the gaming world earlier this year when they announced that they had agreed on the purchase of Activision/Blizzard for a figure believed to be a region of $68.7BN. – Just because this had been announced, however, this was no actual guarantee that the deal would ever be successfully…
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover to Face Further Scrutiny from the EU
While Microsoft shocked the gaming world earlier this year when they confirmed that a $69BN deal had been agreed for the acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, this didn’t necessarily mean, nor guarantee, that the takeover would ever be successfully concluded. Let alone, in a timely manner. – Given the scale of the…
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GlobalFoundries Dismisses Intel Buyout Rumours
You may recall last week rumours began to surface that Intel had supposedly made an offer to purchase, outright, the chipset firm GlobalFoundries. Given that they are one of the biggest semiconductor manufacturers in the world (possibly only rivalled by TSMC and Samsung) this was clearly quite a bold piece…
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Discord Exits Takeover Talks With Microsoft
Back in March, it was suggested that Microsoft was exceptionally interested in purchasing the social media app ‘Discord’ and that the talks were in a ‘very advanced’ and ‘exclusive’ stage. Something that would clearly suggest that a deal was on the verge of being rubber-stamped. Well, following a report via…
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Microsoft in ‘Exclusive Talks’ for Discord Purchase?!
You may recall that earlier this week we reported on the news that Microsoft had apparently lodged a $10BN bid in order to purchase the highly-popular social media application Discord. Well, while many expected that it would be a little while before we heard anything new regarding this, it would…
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EA Gazumps Take-Two in Codemasters Takeover Bid!
Last month, details were revealed that UK based game developer, Codemasters, was currently in the process of a potential buyout by Take-Two Interactive. While nothing was set in stone, it did seem more likely than not that the deal was likely to go ahead pending a few formalities. With an…
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GAME Advises Shareholders to Accept Sports Direct Deal
GAME Sale on the Horizon? Earlier this month it was reported that struggling UK retailer ‘GAME’ had received a mandatory offer for purchase by Sports Direct. This was made after the company had secured enough shares of the company to require an official offer to be made. Since then, the…
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GAME Faces Takeover Bid From Sports Direct
GAME Faces Takeover Bid Any gamer from the UK will undoubtedly be aware that there are only a handful of high street gaming retailers. Of those, GAME is without a doubt, if not the best known, then at least the most established. It also shouldn’t come as any shock to…
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