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Microsoft Finally Completes Activision Blizzard Deal
UK regulators approved Microsoft’s purchase of Activision after blocking the deal in April.
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UK Antitrust Investigation Is Latest Microsoft-Activision Acquisition Speedbump
Microsoft announced its nearly $US69 ($96) billion purchase of massive gaming company, Activision Blizzard in January. But the road to acquisition hasn’t been smooth for the two companies, and the deal isn’t sealed yet.
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Hearthstone Streamer Swatted Live On Twitch
Twitch streamer Alexandra “Alliestrasza” Macpherson, a prominent Hearthstone player and a member of esports organisation Fade 2 Karma, was arrested on February 9. But it wasn’t her fault. She was swatted while playing the collectible card game live on stream, with police showing up fully strapped and ready to take down whatever threat was lurking…
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Microsoft to Swallow Activision Blizzard for $95 Billion
Microsoft is acquiring gaming giant Activision Blizzard in a deal worth just shy of $US69 billion (around $95 billion in Aussie terms) — which the Xbox owner says will allow it to gain access to hundreds of millions of gamers and position it as “the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.”