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Report: Microsoft Gaming lead Phil Spencer comments on the future of Xbox, should the Activision deal fail

The Activision-Blizzard deal was nuked by the United Kingdom's regulator this week, but Xbox has sought to remind staff that the vision for Microsoft's gaming strategy will continue.

Windows Central

Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job

Brad Smith’s reaction to Competition and Markets Authority blocking deal is pure Big Tech entitlement

The Guardian - UK

The UK CMA has blocked Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority blocked the Microsoft-Activision deal, citing concerns over cloud gaming

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The Microsoft-Activision Deal Just Hit a Massive Roadblock

The massive Microsoft-Activision deal has hit a major stopping point, as the UK's Competition and Markets authority has officially blocked the deal.

Inverse

Nintendo Switch isn't "technically capable" of running Call of Duty well, CMA argues

The CMA blocked the Microsoft Activision merger earlier today

GamesRadar

Microsoft hits out at UK regulator's 'flawed understanding' of game industry as multi-billion dollar Activision merger blocked

The UK's competition authority refuses to allow Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Activision, ruling such market dominance would suppress innovation in new technologies like cloud gaming.

ABC News

Multi-billion dollar firm furiously attacks 'increasingly dire' UK after deal blocked

GAMING giant Activision has declared the UK "closed for business" after the government blocked Microsoft's takeover of the company due to…

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Shutting down arguments about Xbox Game Pass 'sustainability'

Since Xbox Game Pass came along, pundits lined up to take shots at the strategy. The disruptive service has given Xbox a foothold in the competitive gaming market, but questions of sustainability keep popping up.

Windows Central

Xbox's Activision Blizzard deal has been blocked by the UK, Microsoft to appeal

Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard has fallen at the final hurdle, with the CMA in the United Kingdom blocking the deal.

Windows Central

iPhone 15 prices could rise as Apple faces potential increased production costs

Apple could face increased chip prices when building the iPhone 15 series, which could spell bad news for consumer prices.

Tom’s Guide

Does Q1 Earnings Season Change Stock Market Outlook?

Stocks continue to trade below the S&P 500 (SPY) high of 4,200 from early February. Thus investors are looking high and low for clues from corporate earnings that might tell them something about future market direction. Gladly 40 year investment pro Steve Reitmeister is here to make sense of it…

StockNews.com

Xbox FY23 Q3 gaming revenue down 4% year-over-year

Microsoft's latest financials for FY23 Q3 show gaming revenue down slightly year-over-year.

Windows Central

Does Apple’s legal victory end the dream of open access to the App Store?

Here’s why the latest chapter in this battle with Epic Games is likely to maintain the status quo in the UK

Evening Standard

Apple claims "resounding victory" over Epic in antitrust lawsuit

Apple may yet appeal one ruling, though

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Tom’s Guide

Apple's not going to hold a spring event — that's probably OK

That rumored spring Apple event never materialized, but new Mac hardware is still on the way.

iMore

The 18 greatest Apple stores of all time

This is the definitive list of the 18 greatest Apple stores of all time. Period.

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"Take my money" — Apple AR/VR headset leaves tester 'blown away'

It appears that at least one person has glowing things to say about Apple’s upcoming AR/VR headset — and it's someone who’s actually used it.

Tom’s Guide

Apple headset tester changes mind — now says it ‘blows them away’

The Apple VR/AR headset just got a glowing recommendation from an alleged tester.

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Daily Mirror

Grieving mum in year-long fight with Apple to unlock devices belonging to dead son

Kate Lebroc, from Eccleshall, had been unsuccessfully attempting to get Apple to unlock an Apple phone, two iPads and an Apple watch which belonged to Davey Elliot who died from cancer in March last year

Windows Central

Thanks to Twitter changes, you can say goodbye to this Xbox DVR feature

Twitter has updated its APIs from "free" to costing over $42,000 per month. As such, some services that integrate Twitter will no longer work. Xbox is the latest casualty.

iMore

New Apple trade-in page helps you pay for shiny gadgets with your old ones

Apple's updated trade-in web page details how people can use their older hardware to help pay for a new one while helping the planet.

GamesRadar

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by another country

South Africa recommends its tribunal approve the merger

Android Central

Apple is finally doubling down in India, and that should worry Samsung

Apple is launching its first retail stores in India, and with the brand showing an ever-increasing interest in the region, Samsung has cause to be worried.

iMore

One of Apple's most popular iPhones might not get an upgrade for two more years

Hours after revealing an iPhone SE 4 update might have a different design than previously thought, a top insider now says it may no longer be on the cards altogether.

Windows Central

On Xbox, caveats, and mismanaged expectations

From misrepresentative CGI trailers to unrealized promises, Xbox is under a microscope. Why has Xbox become notorious for misaligned expectations, and are fans actually being fair?

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