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Microsoft's Xbox boss says jacking up video game prices can end up being 'manipulative'
Microsoft raised its Xbox game prices last year. The company's games CEO Phil Spencer now says too …
Aaron Mok
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The layoffs sweeping tech companies are 'contagious' and 'may get worse,' Jefferies analyst predicts
Tech layoffs may be here to stay as companies invest in generative AI and want to show investors be…
Ana Altchek
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Microsoft is laying off 1,900 workers at Activision, Xbox, and ZeniMax
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced the job cuts in a memo sent to staff, obtained by The V…
Jyoti Mann
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Call of Duty, Diablo and Overwatch are among the major titles expected to be made available on Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft will now become the third-largest gaming company by revenue, just behind Tencent and S…
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will reportedly leave the company after Microsoft acquisition closes
Microsoft is buying "Call of Duty" publisher Activision in a $68.7 billion deal. Kotick is expected…
Ben Gilbert
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Microsoft to buy embattled 'Call of Duty' publisher Activision for $68 billion
Microsoft will pay all cash to acquire Activision Blizzard, the mega-publisher facing investigation…
Ben Gilbert
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Xbox lead Phil Spencer says the industry will start to see the impacts of coronavirus in early 2021, as some crucial aspects of video game production have 'basically stopped'
For now, the flow of video game launches will continue — but coronavirus is likely to impact major …
Ben Gilbert
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer says that the pandemic is driving a 'big flood' of new gamers, but it's a bittersweet victory: 'You wouldn't wish this is the way we get here'
Gaming is thriving during the pandemic, a rare example of an industry that's succeeding amid the ec…
Ben Gilbert
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Xbox shipping delays may continue through April 2021, according to a Microsoft executive
"I think we'll continue to see supply shortages as we head into the post-holiday quarter," Xbox CFO…
Kevin Shalvey
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Xbox CEO says Microsoft's decision to cut 10,000 jobs arose from 'painful choices'
In an email to staff obtained by Kotaku, Phil Spencer said laying off employees "hurts" and the cut…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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The FTC is suing to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard
Responding to the FTC's legal challenge, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said calling the deal…
Sarah Jackson
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Xbox boss says that the current metaverse is a 'poorly built video game' and is 'not how I want to spend my time'
In an apparent dig to Meta's Horizon Worlds, Phil Spencer said "building a metaverse that's like a …
Travis Clark
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Xbox chief says cross-play is the future, but that 'maybe in the short run, there's some people in some companies that don't love it'
Spencer has long championed cross-play, but efforts have been hindered in the past by Sony's PlaySt…
Travis Clark
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Microsoft pledges not to monopolize 'Call of Duty' in a bid to get its $69 billion acquisition through regulators
Microsoft is promising it won't take "Call of Duty" off of PlayStation consoles. It's also promisin…
Ben Gilbert
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Call of Duty will continue to be available on PlayStation after Microsoft completes Activision acquisition
In a tweet, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that CoD does have a future on Sony platforms…
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Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision acquisition is crucial for the company to expand its 'metaverse' plans — here's what that means
Xbox leader Phil Spencer said that Microsoft's "vision of the metaverse is based on intersecting gl…
Ben Gilbert
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Read the email Microsoft Gaming's CEO sent staff about its $68 billion purchase of Activision
Phil Spencer told employees that his new title will be CEO of Microsoft Gaming, a division that the…
Katie Canales
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'Call of Duty' won't leave PlayStation after the Microsoft-Activision deal closes, Xbox head confirms
Don't worry, PlayStation gamers: It sounds like Xbox isn't pulling "Call of Duty" from your console…
Ben Gilbert
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Microsoft is quietly bringing in billions from its Netflix-like Game Pass service as subscribers top 25 million
At a minimum of $10 per month per subscriber, Microsoft is bringing in at least $250 million each m…
Ben Gilbert
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Employees and investors are calling for Activision's CEO to resign amid reports that he knew for years about sexual harassment and rape allegations at the company
More than 1,000 Activision Blizzard employees have signed a petition calling for CEO Bobby Kotick t…