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Microsoft is reportedly taking the nuclear option: releasing the next Call of Duty day one on Game Pass

They're really going for it.

PC Gamer

Microsoft will put Call of Duty 2024 on Xbox Game Pass, reveal planned for Games Showcase

After much reported internal debate, Microsoft is adding the next Call of Duty game to Xbox Game Pass.

Windows Central

Will Call of Duty come to Game Pass? Modern Warfare 3 could arrive on Xbox's gaming service this month

You may not have to wait till the release of Black Ops 6 in late October to play Call of Duty on Game Pass

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Despite Palworld's success, Game Pass needs the likes of Call of Duty or GTA 6 to become sustainable, former senior PR lead says

Xbox Game Pass needs the "world's biggest games," he argues

GamesRadar

Microsoft launching Xbox mobile store in July with Candy Crush and Minecraft

Microsoft says you’ll be able to play popular mobile games across smartphones and consoles

Evening Standard

Could Call of Duty come to Xbox Game Pass? A new report suggests that Microsoft doesn't even know

A new report suggests that Microsoft doesn't actually know if it will put new Call of Duty titles on Xbox Game Pass.

TechRadar

Activision Blizzard set to cough up $23.4M after losing a 9-year-long patent infringement battle, but claims 'We have never used the patented technologies at issue in our games'

It was first sued by tech incubator Acceleration Bay in 2015.

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Microsoft closes Bethesda's Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Games, and Tango Gameworks, kills off one of its best new franchises in years in the process

Microsoft Gaming is shutting down three Bethesda studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.

Windows Central

Call of Duty Season 3 Reloaded: Mid-season update release date and time

A new mode where eliminated players drop deadly mines promises to be a blast to play

Evening Standard

Microsoft rips past earnings expectations with strong FY23 thanks to 'new era of AI transformation'

Microsoft just shared its earnings report for the quarter that ended March 31, 2024. Figures increased across the board and Microsoft beat expectations in several key areas.

Windows Central

Xbox FY24 Q3 gaming revenue up 51% year-over-year thanks to the Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft's Xbox FY24 Q3 gaming revenue earnings were up 51% year-over-year, largely thanks to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Windows Central

BlizzCon 2024 isn't happening

Blizzard says it plans to "bring BlizzCon back in future years," but 2024 "doesn't line up."

PC Gamer

Xbox Game Pass could be getting a Call of Duty care package very soon – I can't wait

Classic COD on Game Pass? Count me in.

Microsoft Gaming's Blizzard Entertainment games are coming back to China thanks to a new deal with NetEase, while also 'exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox'

Microsoft Gaming and Blizzard Entertainment reach a new deal with NetEase to bring Blizzard games back to China, while "exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox."

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A year and a half after its bitter breakup with NetEase, Blizzard has made a new deal to bring its games back to China—with NetEase

Blizzard's games are set to return to China this summer.

PC Gamer

You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits

Microsoft, Rockstar, Epic, and others are being sued for using "addictive psychological features" in games like Minecraft, GTA 5, and Fortnite.

Evening Standard

Ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – the 10 best Call of Duty games from World at War to Modern Warfare

Can you survive the chaos of No Russian? Back up your mates on Zombies? With Black Ops 6 around the corner, we rank the best Call of Duty games

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5 crucial changes in Diablo 4's gigantic season 4 rework

XP, loot, and endgame bosses are going to look a lot different from now on.

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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile’s iPhone-exclusive graphical options signify a console approach to the mobile gaming market

Having an iPhone 15 Pro Max before the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile reminds me of being a COD fan in the 2010s.

Windows Central

Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4, Open Roads, and more come to Xbox Game Pass

Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4, Open Roads, and many more games are headed to Xbox Game Pass through the rest of March 2024.

GamesRadar

"I see consolidation to be the enemy of creativity," says former PlayStation chief Shawn Layden, as Jim Ryan says he was "thrilled" to sign Microsoft's Call of Duty deal

"That was very important to us, and we're very happy to have done that deal"

PC Gamer

600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the US

Quality assured.

GamesRadar

600 Activision QA staff vote to form the biggest US game union to date: "As QA workers, we often have the weakest protections and lowest pay"

Workers from the Call of Duty publisher form Activision Quality Assurance United

Windows Central

600 QA workers at Microsoft-owned Activision form the largest gaming union in North America

Hundreds of employees at Activision are unionizing under Microsoft, forming the largest union in the North American gaming industry.

Windows Central

Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent, exploring future partnership with Xbox

Microsoft's Activision-owned studio Toys for Bob is going independent, with the team exploring a partnership with Microsoft for the future.

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