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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bailout: CEO Bobby Kotick's cutthroat approach hurt workers, games, and eventually even profits
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bailout
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Sony Stock Takes $20 Billion Hit After Microsoft Announces Activision Blizzard Acquisition - PlayStation LifeStyle
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What Activision Blizzard's acquisition by Microsoft means for its pending lawsuits, gamers
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What Activision Blizzard's acquisition by Microsoft means for its ...
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bailout: CEO Bobby Kotick's cutthroat approach hurt workers, games, and eventually even profits
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard bailout
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Sony Stock Takes $20 Billion Hit After Microsoft Announces Activision Blizzard Acquisition - PlayStation LifeStyle
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Microsoft's Activision play could spur Sony to shop around: Microsoft's massive deal to acquire "Call of Duty" maker Activision could entice rivals like Sony to ...
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Microsoft's Activision play could spur Sony to shop around
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It’s All About the Metaverse: Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make it the largest North American gaming company — but what does that mean for ...
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It’s All About the Metaverse
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Microsoft buys Call of Duty and Warcraft maker Activision Blizzard in historic deal
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Microsoft buys Call of Duty and Warcraft maker Activision Blizzard in ...
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Activision Blizzard Facebook Acquisition Was Considered Before Microsoft - PlayStation LifeStyle
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Activision Blizzard Facebook Acquisition Was Considered Before Microsoft - ...
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Microsoft Activision Deal Probably Won't Have Legal Hurdles: Experts have said that Microsoft Activision deal may rouse suspicions but it's unlikely to ...
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Microsoft Activision Deal Probably Won't Have Legal Hurdles
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal poses 'monumental challenge' to Sony: Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard could ...
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal poses 'monumental challenge' to Sony
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Why Microsoft is splashing $69bn on video games: The tech giant’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is its biggest-ever deal
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Why Microsoft is splashing $69bn on video games
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service tops 25M subscribers: At a minimum of $10 per month per subscriber, Microsoft is bringing in at least $250 million each month ...
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service tops 25M subscribers
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Sony slides on 'monumental challenge' from Microsoft gaming deal: Shares in Japan's Sony Group (6758.T) fell 9% on Wednesday after gaming rival Microsoft (MSFT ...
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Sony slides on 'monumental challenge' from Microsoft gaming deal
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Microsoft employees voice concerns over Activision Blizzard deal: Some Microsoft employees have expressed concerns about Activision Blizzard's ongoing series of ...
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Microsoft employees voice concerns over Activision Blizzard deal
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Microsoft bought Activision because gaming is the new social media: Games aren’t just where kids go to unwind anymore. They’re where kids go to hang out.
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Microsoft bought Activision because gaming is the new social media
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Activision Blizzard’s Workplace Problems Spurred $75 Billion Microsoft Deal: After a lawsuit and a Journal report, the company’s stock was falling ...
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Activision Blizzard’s Workplace Problems Spurred $75 Billion Microsoft ...
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LinkedIn, Candy Crush and Minecraft: Microsoft’s empire goes far beyond Windows and Word
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Can Microsoft move Activision ‘beyond the scandal’ with both companies buffeted by sexual harassment claims?
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal leaves gamers wondering what's next: The consolidation of video game makers raises questions about how the big changes will ...
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal leaves gamers wondering what's next
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Microsoft’s metaverse plans are getting clearer with its $68.7 billion Activision acquisition
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Microsoft’s metaverse plans are getting clearer with its $68 ...
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Will Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally bring scrutiny on the video game industry?
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Sony Stock Falls as Pressure Builds to Match Microsoft In Future of Gaming: Sony's Playstation is the video game market leader, but Microsoft is coming for the ...
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Sony Stock Falls as Pressure Builds to Match Microsoft In Future of Gaming
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Microsoft takeover of Call of Duty maker wipes $20bn off Sony shares: Investors react to possibility that Playstation and subscription service will lose ...
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Microsoft takeover of Call of Duty maker wipes $20bn off Sony shares
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Sony shares fall 13% on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal: US tech group’s bid wiped $20bn from the Japanese company’s valuation in a day
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Sony shares fall 13% on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
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Sony shares tank over 12% after Microsoft and Activision's $68.7 billion tie-up plan
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Sony shares tank over 12% after Microsoft and Activision's $68 ...
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Can Microsoft deal heal Activision Blizzard’s year of turmoil?: “We will have significant work to do in order to continue to build a culture where everyone can ...
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Can Microsoft deal heal Activision Blizzard’s year of turmoil?
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Will the Microsoft-Activision Deal Get Done? Wall Street Gives It a 60% Chance. : Takeover arbitrageurs are cautious given the antitrust scrutiny the proposed ...
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Will the Microsoft-Activision Deal Get Done? Wall Street Gives It a 60% ...
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Microsoft deal makes Activision CEO Bobby Kotick even richer: Kotick, who has been under pressure amid allegations of running a workplace fraught with misconduct ...
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Microsoft deal makes Activision CEO Bobby Kotick even richer
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Florida State Hangs Unfortunate Banner to Commemorate Pandemic-Shortened 2020: Most of us would like to forget about the fact that the NCAA tournament was ...
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Microsoft's Activision Bid Has Fans, but Wall Street Is Wary of Regulators: Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has analysts ...
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Microsoft's Activision Bid Has Fans, but Wall Street Is Wary of Regulators
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Microsoft’s Activision Deal Set to Test Biden’s Antitrust Regime: Less than three weeks into 2022, President Joe Biden’s antitrust regime is facing its first big ...
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Microsoft’s Activision Deal Set to Test Biden’s Antitrust Regime
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Microsoft's Monsanto moment: Acquiring Activision Blizzard makes good business sense. But the global company is taking a risk that is difficult to calculate.
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Microsoft's Monsanto moment
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Sony takes a big hit in the console wars: Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard could pose a serious threat for Sony.
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Sony takes a big hit in the console wars
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Sony under pressure after Microsoft Activision deal: The acquisition marks the next step in the "war of attrition" between the Xbox and the Playstation ...
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Sony under pressure after Microsoft Activision deal
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Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard: All you need to know about the record $69 billion deal- Technology News, Firstpost
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Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard: All you need to ...
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World's Largest Business Acquisitions: From Vodafone To Microsoft-Activision Blizzard
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World's Largest Business Acquisitions: From Vodafone To ...
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Sony ends down 13 pct on Microsoft-Activision deal: Shares in Japan's Sony plunged Wednesday, ending down nearly 13 percent after Microsoft announced a landmark ...
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Sony ends down 13 pct on Microsoft-Activision deal
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Microsoft to buy ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion: The acquisition will accelerate the growth in Microsoft’s gaming business ...
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Microsoft to buy ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion
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Microsoft shocks Sony with a billion-dollar takeover: Most recently, Activision Blizzard has been sharply criticized for the working conditions ...
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Microsoft shocks Sony with a billion-dollar takeover
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Forbes India - Microsoft To Buy Activision In $68.7 Bln Deal; US Airlines Warn Of 'catastrophe' From 5G; And Scripbox, Kula Raise Funds
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Microsoft becomes a gaming company: The software group is expanding its computer game portfolio: it takes over Activision Blizzard for almost 70 billion dollars.
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Microsoft becomes a gaming company
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5 Reasons Microsoft Is Making Activision Blizzard Its Biggest Deal Ever: Microsoft Corp. is buying Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $68.7 billion all-cash ...
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5 Reasons Microsoft Is Making Activision Blizzard Its Biggest Deal Ever
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International Finance: Activision Sexual Misconduct Fallout Prompted Microsoft to Pursue Deal
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International Finance: Activision Sexual Misconduct Fallout Prompted ...
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What’s all the hype about the metaverse?: The term “metaverse” is everywhere. On Tuesday, Microsoft cited the so-called metaverse as a reason for acquiring the ...
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What’s all the hype about the metaverse?
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The Consequences of Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard Are Dizzying: As regulators try to make up for past mistakes with technology companies ...
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The Consequences of Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard Are Dizzying
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Opinion: It’s Not a Console War, It’s a Content War - IGN: What Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition says about a console war that never existed.
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What Microsoft's plans to buy Activision Blizzard means for the next version of the internet
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What Microsoft's plans to buy Activision Blizzard means for the next ...
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Sony Shares Plummet 7% In Wake Of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition...: Microsoft's plans to acquire Activision Blizzard have resulted in Sony shares ...
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Sony Shares Plummet 7% In Wake Of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard ...
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Microsoft's Activision deal wipes $20 Billion off Sony's valuation in a day
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Microsoft's Activision deal wipes $20 Billion off Sony's ...
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet: The all-cash deal announced by Microsoft on Tuesday, its biggest-ever acquisition ...
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
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Microsoft Launcher gets updated with new features - MSPoweruser: A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft pushed a new update to Microsoft Launcher beta users ...
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Microsoft Launcher gets updated with new features - MSPoweruser
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Microsoft's $68.7 billion deal for Activision once again shows big tech's dominance over legacy media
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Microsoft's $68.7 billion deal for Activision once again shows big tech's ...
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Best trades on CNBC Tuesday: Jim Cramer and other pros react to Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard, bank earnings
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Best trades on CNBC Tuesday: Jim Cramer and other pros react to ...
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $US69 billion metaverse bet: Microsoft Corp is buying Activision Blizzard for $NZ101 billion in the biggest gaming industry ...
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $US69 billion metaverse bet
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Sony stock plunges 10% as Microsoft teams with hit game maker: TOKYO -- Shares in Sony Group plunged 10% on Wednesday morning following Microsoft's planned ...
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Sony stock plunges 10% as Microsoft teams with hit game maker
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69bn metaverse bet: Microsoft Corp is buying "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard for $68 ...
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69bn metaverse bet
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Tech & Science Daily: Sony & Microsoft shares fall after Activision Blizzard takeover
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Activision Needs Xbox to Take on Trillion Dollar Companies, Bobby Kotick Says - IGN
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York shrugs off Omicron as employment levels soar: EMPLOYMENT figures rose further last month despite the impact of the Omicron variant and Government’s Plan B ...
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York shrugs off Omicron as employment levels soar
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $93 billion metaverse bet: Microsoft Corp is buying Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion (S$93 ...
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Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $93 billion metaverse bet
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Activision Sexual Misconduct Fallout Prompted Microsoft to Pursue Deal: Game publisher canvassed other would-be bidders, but didn’t receive an offer
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Activision Sexual Misconduct Fallout Prompted Microsoft to Pursue Deal
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Beyond Call of Duty: 10 Activision Blizzard Game Series We Want to Play on Xbox: Your Xbox Game Pass backlog is about to get a lot larger thanks to Microsoft ...
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Beyond Call of Duty: 10 Activision Blizzard Game Series We Want to Play on ...
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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal Is a Move Toward the Post-Console World: Microsoft is betting on a future more focused on games than hardware.
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Analyst: Activision Blizzard purchase could make Xbox the dominant platform (eventually)
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Analyst: Activision Blizzard purchase could make Xbox the dominant ...
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What Xbox will likely do with its $68B purchase of Activision Blizzard King: Breaking down Microsoft's highest-priced gaming acquisition ever—with Kotick ...
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What Xbox will likely do with its $68B purchase of Activision Blizzard ...
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How Microsoft could rule the metaverse with Activision Blizzard buy: Deal would bring new communities, commerce and advertising potential to the tech giant.
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How Microsoft could rule the metaverse with Activision Blizzard buy
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Console scalper says we should think about the young people making a good living from the practice
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Console scalper says we should think about the young people making a good ...
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Activision Blizzard: What's Happening to Call of Duty, Diablo, and Xbox Game Pass? - Golem.de
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Activision Blizzard: What's Happening to Call of Duty, Diablo ...
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Game exclusivity fears following Microsoft/Activision deal wipe $20 billion off Sony's valuation
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Game exclusivity fears following Microsoft/Activision deal wipe $20 ...
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Microsoft's giant bet on Activision Blizzard is its ticket to the metaverse: Analysis: The Windows maker's decision to drop so much cash shocked almost everyone ...
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Microsoft's giant bet on Activision Blizzard is its ticket to the ...