The Rich Old Men Who Want to Buy TikTok
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he’s putting together a group of investors to try and buy TikTok on Thursday. The company maintains it’s not for sale, but the app…
Feds Say Activision Layoffs Violate Promises Microsoft Made in Merger Deal
Image: Jaap Arriens (Getty Images) The Federal Trade Commission isn’t happy with the outcome of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, telling a court on Wednesday that Microsoft’s recent…
Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Activision Blizzard, Xbox Staff One Day After $3 Trillion Valuation
Microsoft laid 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge on Thursday, with a majority of the layoffs hitting its newly acquired Activision…
Google Denies That Its ‘Project Hug’ Bribed 20 Developers
Google executives defended its internal campaign “Project Hug,” which enticed 20 developers to not create app stores competitive with Google Play according to Epic Games, in an ongoing trial Thursday.…
Remington Reportedly Made Deal with Call of Duty Maker to Market Guns to Kids
Gunmakers reveled in the success of major first-person shooters as it gave them the chance to market guns to a market that was escaping them, namely kids. New documents show…
Microsoft Finally Completes Activision Blizzard Deal
Microsoft finalized its purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $69 billion after it received approval from UK regulators on Friday. The Xbox maker’s acquisition of the gaming company known for…
Microsoft Reportedly Hopes to Close Activision Deal Next Week
Image: FellowNeko (Shutterstock) The biggest acquisition in video game history appears to be coming to a close. After Microsoft offered to buy Activision Blizzard nearly two years ago—and faced a…
It Looks Like Microsoft’s Activision Deal Is a Go in the UK
Image: Sergei Elagin (Shutterstock) Amidst a massive $69 billion dollar deal by Microsoft to purchase Activision—the largest deal in video game history—the tech giant has faced a good bit of…
FTC Says Microsoft Leaked Its Own Xbox Plans
Microsoft’s future plans for its Xbox gaming platform were exposed in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) legal filings on Monday evening. The FTC claimed on Tuesday that it is not…
Activision Hashed Out Details on a Nintendo Switch 2 In Closed-Door Meeting
The ongoing FTC v. Microsoft court battle over the tech giant’s $68.7 billion Activision merger isn’t going the way the Federal Trade Commission nor antitrust activists would necessarily like it…