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Activision-Blizzard Games Coming to Ubisoft+ Early 2025 – Only via Cloud
Ubisoft is set to finally bring Activision-Blizzard games to Ubisoft+ in early 2025 – but only via cloud gaming.
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Microsoft is to Sell the Cloud Streaming Rights of Activision-Blizzard Titles to Ubisoft
It really feels like Microsofts proposed acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is being played out as part of a soap opera. In a quick summary: Microsoft is trying very hard in order to close its $68.7 Billion deal to bring ABK titles into the Xbox family. However, they have been met with several hurdles along the way. […]
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Microsoft and Boosteroid Partnership Begins
Update: The first four Xbox games are now live on Boosteroid! Boosteroid is getting Microsoft titles a couple weeks after Gears 5 arrives in the cloud via Geforce NOW. Despite the future of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard being uncertain, Microsoft is staying committed to bringing more games to more players. Microsoft made the […]
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New Hope For Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition
Last Month, we reported on the news that the CMA had blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It was a concern for many, myself included, that other authorities and regulators around the world would follow the somewhat misguided views of the UK’s CMA. Thankfully, if today’s news is anything to go by, this doesn’t seem […]
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CMA Says No to Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition Because of Cloud Gaming Concerns
Unless you have been living entirely off the grid, you will be well aware of Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to acquire Activision Blizzard. The latest in the ongoing saga comes as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the acquisition. The CMA today officially blocked the deal – believing it to harm the growing […]
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Microsoft’s Not Buying Activision to Compete With Sony
Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard is still pending regulatory approval, and plenty of drama surrounds it, including some interesting comments from Sony that “COD is a game that people buy consoles for” (despite it being multiplatform for 15+ years). It’s a move that follows other big acquisitions over the last few years, including Zenimax, Bungie, […]
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