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In a new interview, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that PlayStation was 'thrilled' to sign the 10-year Call of Duty contract with Xbox.

Activision Blizzard King contributed $2.08 billion to Microsoft's record-breaking holiday 2023 earnings, and made up nearly 30% of total revenues.

Microsoft's gaming revenues skyrocket by billions of dollars as Xbox starts to recognize Activision Blizzard King's quarterly earnings contributions.

Microsoft changes its Xbox gaming leadership teams following the Activision merger, plans to tighten integration of content, hardware, and services.

Xbox's new baseline performance metrics will be established this holiday season when it recognizes Activision Blizzard King's billion-dollar revenues.

After integration with ATVI, Xbox actually owns the rights to at least 17 separate video game franchises that have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue.

Games analyst and expert Joost van Dreunen predicts that Microsoft's first-party video games revenues could reach $11.6 billion combined with Activision.

The Federal Trade Commission continues its quest to challenge the Microsoft-Activision merger, plans to carry out appeals and administrative proceedings.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer teases that Activision-Blizzard games will come to 'other platforms' in the coming months...does this mean WoW on consoles?

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick officially confirms he will leave the company in 2024 as Microsoft moves towards finalizing its $68.7 billion mega merger.

It's official: Microsoft has purchased the entertainment industry's largest independent gaming empire as Activision is welcomed into the Xbox brand.

UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have approved Microsoft's restructured merger proposal, and the merger is now free to close.

Activision Blizzard offers an update on when recently released and new games will arrive on Game Pass if the merger closes...but it won't be in 2023.

Microsoft Activision merger update: CMA provisionally favors Microsoft's new amended merger proposal but still has 'residual' competition concerns.

UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have published the proposed undertakings and terms of Microsoft's new cloud divestment strategy.

New court exhibits reveal Microsoft's internal 'Project Denali' valuation model and its plans for Xbox after it acquires Activision-Blizzard for $68.7bn.

Microsoft reveals a rare look at concrete Xbox Game Pass earnings, with the subscription breaking $230 million in subscriber revenues in a month's time.

New internal slides from the FTC v MSFT trial show how much revenue that third-party publishers and partners make on a per-hour basis on the Xbox platfor.

Microsoft's legal counsel clarifies some of the most compelling and controversial aspects of the recent FTC v Microsoft federal trial.

UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have opened a new 40-day investigation into Microsoft's new merger deal proposal.

Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer cautions fans that it will take a bit of time to get Activision-Blizzard games onto Xbox Game Pass if the merger goes through.

Microsoft has an interesting plan to attain merger approval by UK regulators: Offload cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, who will act like an intermediary.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has officially blocked and prohibited Microsoft from merging with Activision under the original deal terms.

Analysis of Activision-Blizzard's segment revenues shows just how much mobile has radically affected the publisher's multi-platform games business.

It's official: Microsoft and Activision have extended their merger deadline to October 18 to safeguard against further possible regulatory scrutiny.

New reports surface that Microsoft and Activision are exploring discussions on a potential merger deadline extension as CMA timing remains uncertain.

UK regulators believe Microsoft's new Activision merger restructured deal will satisfy its concerns, and here's what's going on with the merger in the UK.

Every Call of Duty game ever released on Xbox is currently on sale on the Xbox store as Microsoft prepares to merge with Activision Blizzard King.

Emboldened by the win in federal courts, Microsoft and Activision are said to likely make an agreement to extend the merger deadline past July 18.

The Ninth Circuit Appeals Courts have denied the Federal Trade Commission's injunction request, and the merger has effectively been greenlight in the U.S.

Federal judge overseeing the FTC v Microsoft case believes it is likely that Call of Duty will be Xbox Game Pass exclusive, contrary to Microsoft's offers.

UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have extended a final report deadline as they consider Microsoft's latest divestiture offer.

Microsoft and Activision could negotiate a deadline extension for their impending merger, and ATVI shareholders may get a higher premium as a result.

FTC requests an injunction that would block Microsoft from merging with Activision until after the Commission's appeal filing has been decided upon.

Jefferies managing director Andrew Uerkwitz comments on how the Microsoft-Activision merger closure could spur companies to make more acquisitions.

Former acting FTC chair William Kovacic explains why the Federal Trade Commission lost its preliminary injunction hearing in the Activision merger case.

Microsoft and UK regulators at the CMA have paused their appeals battle, CMA is now willing to work with Microsoft to find ways to address concerns.

Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer deliver statements on the recent win in federal courts regarding the Activision merger.

The FTC says it is disappointed with Judge Corley's ruling, says the Microsoft-Activision merger is a 'clear threat to competition' in various markets.

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood and her financial team identified five key mobile and PC gaming opportunities as 'financial upsides' to the Activision merger.

Microsoft has proposed a 'small and discreet' divestiture to UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority in the hopes of merger approval.

California district court judge Jacqueline Scott Corley identifies eight major reasons why Microsoft has no incentive to withhold Call of Duty from Sony.

Judge Corley has DENIED the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction, Microsoft may commence its $68.7B merger with Activision in 'close over' strategy.

FTC's pre-hearing findings of fact document says that Activision and Microsoft 'identified large financial benefits' from Activision games on Game Pass.

South Africa is the latest country and region to offer unconditional approve of the Microsoft-Activision merger and becomes the 10th region to do so.

Microsoft will mostly be hands-off if the $68.7 billion merger goes through, and Activision will be a limited-integration company similar to ZeniMax.

New reports show that Microsoft has tried and ultimately failed to convince Activision's management to put its games on Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

In sworn testimony in the FTC v Microsoft court case, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says he believes Microsoft will use Call of Duty to damage Sony gaming.

Microsoft's internal mergers and acquisitions consideration list from 2021 includes 100+ devs/publishers like Bungie, CD Projekt RED, Hello Games, SEGA.

Minecraft is the top-earning Xbox game of all time, and that's largely because of the game's availability on PlayStation,Switch, PC, and other platforms.