Vole eyes further gaming acquisitions
New devices a few years off
Software King of the World Microsoft’s video-gaming Tsar, Phil Spencer, is still exploring acquisitions and strategies to stay competitive in the handheld game devices and mobile stores market despite a challenging year.
MSI partners up with Blizzard for Limited Edition RTX 4070 SUPER Gaming Slim graphics card
A new shroud and backplate design for 20th anniversary
MSI and Blizzard Entertainment have teamed up for a limited edition version of the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12G GAMING SLIM graphics card to celebrate the 20th anniversary of World of Warcraft and the release of The War Within expansion.
World of Warcraft developers form union
World of Warcraft GameMakers Guild is Microsoft’s second-largest union
More than 500 developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on World of Warcraft have voted to form a union.
Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2024
Might return "in future years"
Blizzard has officially released a statement cancelling BlizzCon 2024, and while the company will be present at other physical and livestream events, it will not be holding its own event.
Gamers bid to stop Activision Blizzard takeover fails
All Playstation gamers
A federal judge has refused to grant a requested preliminary injunction that would have stopped Microsoft's continuing effort to buy Activision Blizzard.
Nvidia bundles Diablo IV with RTX 40 series graphics cards
Brings DLSS 3 to Diablo IV Beta Server Slam
Nvidia has teamed up with Blizzard to bundle its RTX 40 series graphics cards with a Battle.net copy of Diablo IV. To make it special, the bundle will also include several unique items as well. Nvidia was also keen to note that the upcoming Diablo IV Beta Server Slam will get DLSS 3 support.
Activision Blizzard’s PC comeback
2023 is the year of the PC
According to Activision Blizzard's latest financial report, the video game company's PC platform outperformed consoles by $27 million at the start of 2023, continuing a year-long trend.
Industry blasts UK competition authority over Activision Blizzard decision
Watchdog might have been listening to the wrong side
Yesterday’s move by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the Activision Blizzard acquisition has been blasted by those it was meant to protect.
Gamers sue Microsoft over Activision Blizzard deal
...who just happen to be Playstation players
Microsoft has been sued by 10 playstation players over its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
US watchdogs snuffle Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buy out
Worried that Microsoft will pull games from rival consoles
US anti-trust regulators are going to court to stop Microsoft's buy-out of Activision-Blizzard claiming that they are worried that non-Microsoft gaming consoles will suffer.