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Starfield and Game Pass drive record Q1 gaming revenues for Microsoft
Hardware sales drop, but Xbox expects further gaming growth following Activision acquisition
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So, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard. How will this affect the rest of the industry?
Analysts and developers weigh in on the completion of gaming's biggest M&A deal to date - and what happens next
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Finally, the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is over. Now the work begins | Opinion
How will this deal shape the future of the games industry?
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Microsoft cleared to acquire Activision Blizzard as UK grants approval
CMA believes modified deal selling streaming rights to Ubisoft will preserve competition in cloud gaming
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Modified Microsoft/ABK deal will reportedly avoid further EU probe
Sources said European Commission satisfied by changes made for UK's Competition and Markets Authority
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Microsoft reportedly aiming to complete Activision Blizzard acquisition next week
Reports suggest deal will close on Friday, October 13 - ahead of October 18 deadline
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Microsoft's hardware strategy looks more and more traditional | Opinion
Xbox Series X|S once presented a radically different vision; a console platform that would evolve and improve, ending the hardware generation cycle for good. What happened?
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UK preliminarily approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
CMA says modified deal addresses main issues in cloud gaming space but "residual concerns" remain
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Everything we learned from the Xbox leak
Mid-gen refreshes for Xbox Series X and S, a hybrid cloud gaming platform, the next generated dated, and more
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What did the industry really learn from the Xbox leak? | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now
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Xbox leak reveals estimated costs of AAA games on Game Pass
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was valued at $300 million and considered a "crown jewel"
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Xbox planning hybrid cloud gaming platform for 2028
Platform would run cloud-based titles on a device costing less than $99
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Phil Spencer on Xbox leaks: "So much has changed"
Court orders all documents taken offline after Microsoft inadvertently reveals non-public information about its plans
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Xbox Series X and S mid-gen refreshes Brooklin and Ellewood expected next year
Internal documents also show Bethesda line-up, including Dishonored 3 plus remasters for Oblivion and Fallout 3
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Microsoft's Phil Spencer: Acquiring Nintendo would be a "good move for both companies"
Internal email from Xbox boss offers more insight into Microsoft's acquisition plans
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Most Xbox Game Pass subscribers pay full price
Court documents also show Game Pass had almost double the userbase as Xbox Live Gold in April 2022
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Xbox Series S and X UK sales jumped 76% on Starfield launch
Bethesda's RPG and the new 1TB Series S model delivered the best week of 2023 so far for Xbox console sales
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The pressure of expectation adds a sour note to Starfield’s launch | Opinion
Bethesda’s latest is exactly what the studio’s fans would expect – but deeply unsuited to carrying the weight of Microsoft’s ambitions
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Xbox talks Starfield's "comet launch"
We talk to CMO Jerret West about Starfield as an ecosystem draw that goes beyond Game Pass, how indies sustain its subscription service, and what ABK can teach Microsoft
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Xbox at the crossroads | Opinion
Microsoft’s new ABK deal would set the company on a very specific path – can it also focus on the first-party pipeline Starfield is meant to exemplify?
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Phil Spencer: Xbox needs mobile to thrive - and that includes streaming Starfield
Xbox boss discusses the need for AAA hits on smart devices as Microsoft continues to expand beyond consoles
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Starfield is the "starting gun" for first-party Xbox games
"This is the beginning of something that's going to be really special," Xbox CMO says
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Is any progress being made against online anti-social behaviour? | Opinion
Microsoft announced a new strikes system for policing online behaviour – but for the most part, it feels like we're treading water on this increasingly damaging problem
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Can Xbox strike the right balance with its new enforcement system? | Microcast
Latest episode available to download now, also discusses the questions raised by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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Microsoft to shut down Xbox 360 Store in July 2024
Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S console owners will still be able to purchase backward-compatible titles