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"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"

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

Quality assured.

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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

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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.

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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.

Windows Central

Microsoft News Roundup: Call of Duty on Game Pass, XPS 14 & 16, and more reviews than you can shake a stick at

This week we learned Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass and saw Dell launch three stunning XPS laptops. You can catch up on all the biggest Microsoft and gaming news right here!

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Call of Duty will come to Xbox Game Pass on day one

Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms that the massive franchise will hit Game Pass eventually.

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Xbox head Phil Spencer says Call of Duty IS coming to Game Pass, and Microsoft will continue to support physical discs

Speaking on a number of topics, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that Call of Duty will be coming to Xbox Game Pass.

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Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass: Here's everything you need to know

The first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass since the acquisition will be Diablo IV on March 28.

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Activision Blizzard faces lawsuit from esports players over alleged monopoly

Esports players sue Activision Blizzard over Call of Duty monopoly, demanding 0M. Lawsuit claims anti-competitive behavior in CDL.

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Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene

Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'.

PC Gamer

Microsoft bringing Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo, amid major strategy shift

Four games that were previously exclusive to the Xbox console will be made available for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, as the company focuses on its software products

The Guardian - UK

Xbox Game Pass now has 34 million subscribers

There are currently 34 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers according to Microsoft.

TechRadar

Diablo IV is the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass, and you can play it next month

Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Game Pass post-acquisition, and you can play it next month.

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After buying many of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo, Phil Spencer says Xbox is already one of the biggest publishers on PlayStation and Nintendo

Funny how that works

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The first Activision Blizzard game on Game Pass will be Diablo 4

Blizzard's action RPG will be available to Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers next month.

Windows Central

Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass this March, more Activision Blizzard games to follow [UPDATED]

Microsoft has announced that Diablo 4 is headed to Xbox Game Pass, with other Activision Blizzard games on the way, too.

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Unsurprisingly, most voters in our poll think Xbox games should remain console exclusive

Xbox exclusivity is a hot topic right now, with many debating if Microsoft should release its game on other consoles, such as PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Here's what our readers have to say about it.

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Amid big rumors, Phil Spencer will discuss 'the future of Xbox' in a podcast this week

Is the console war finally cooling down? We'll know more on Thursday.

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Microsoft says its 1,900 layoffs "cannot be attributed fully to the merger" because Activision was already planning massive cuts of its own

If Microsoft didn't lay off those people, it says Activision would've instead

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Ubisoft CEO addresses Xbox multiplatform rumors: "Activision Blizzard used to be multiplatform," so it wouldn't have "a huge impact on the industry"

Yves Guillemot doesn't think Xbox going multiplatform would be all that big a deal

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FTC criticizes Microsoft for laying off Activision Blizzard workers after claims it would operate independently

The FTC also says it would struggle to get aid to affected workers if a court later reversed the acquisition

TechRadar

FTC claims that Microsoft layoffs contradict ‘representations it made’ during the fight to acquire Activision

The Federal Trade Commission claims that Microsoft's newly announced layoff plans contradict 'representations it made' during its fight to acquire Activision Blizzard.

The Guardian - UK

Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff?

Despite healthy sales, publishers such as Epic Games and Activision Blizzard are making hundreds of employees redundant – which may radically reshape the industry

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FTC hits Microsoft with federal complaint over game division layoffs

The Federal Trade Commission heads back into battle with Microsoft over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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