Broadcom's planned $61B acquisition of VMware to be investigated further by the UK
The UK's antitrust regulator is worried about reduced competition in the server market
Acquisition articles
Toshiba accepts $15 billion buyout offer from private equity group
Toshiba could soon be taken private
Atari is buying retro gaming specialist Nightdive Studios
Nightdive will help with Atari's retro-focused growth strategy
Internal Microsoft documents and analysis indicate Game Pass cannibalizes sales
Turns out letting GP subscribers play games for free is not as beneficial to game sales as Microsoft originally said
Microsoft and Activision will miss their contractual merger deadline
The FTC has scheduled a hearing for August 2, well after the deal is supposed to close
The European Commission is investigating Broadcom's acquisition of VMware
The $61B deal could hinder competition in the lucrative server market
Three-quarters of public comments want Microsoft to take over Activision Blizzard
In the UK, at least
In brief: It's no secret that Sony is vehemently against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but how does the public feel about it? About three-quarters of people in the UK who commented on the merger are in favor of the Redmond firm buying the gaming giant.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer claims Sony plans to grow by "making Xbox smaller"
"Sony is leading the dialogue around why the deal shouldn't go through"
What just happened? Microsoft isn't holding back in its war of wars with Sony over the former's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer says its rival is the "one major opposer to the deal," and it all comes down to Sony wanting to protect its dominance in consoles by making Xbox "smaller."
Microsoft compares Sony to Blockbuster, confirms 10-year CoD-PlayStation offer
"It's as excited about this deal as Blockbuster was about the rise of Netflix"
A hot potato: Microsoft's president and vice-chair Brad Smith says that the FTC suing the company to block its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard would hurt competition, consumers, and thousands of game developers. He also compared Sony's objections to the deal to Blockbuster complaining about the rise of Netflix.
FTC vote ended split on suing Microsoft over Activision acquisition
A split decision means the FTC might approve the deal
Parler says Kanye West is no longer buying the company
Just after he told Alex Jones "I like Hitler"
Microsoft to head off the EU's January deadline with concessions to secure its Activision acquisition
The $69 billion deal also faces a possible FTC lawsuit
FTC lawsuit could stop Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision
Also, Sony says Battlefield will never compete with CoD and predicts when the PS6 will arrive
Microsoft reportedly offered Sony a 10-year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
Another concession, but will regulators buy into it?
European Commission staff member under fire for saying Call of Duty will remain on "my PlayStation"
Phil Spencer agrees with him
Facepalm: In another example of why people in the public eye should be careful when posting to social media, a European Commission staff member is facing claims of bias following a tweet about Call of Duty staying on the PlayStation.
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition faces closer examination from the EU
Even if Microsoft gets Call of Duty, it might not appear on Game Pass for years
Microsoft says Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation "as long as there's a PlayStation out there"
Call of Duty won't become an Xbox/PC exclusive, says Phil Spencer
Elon Musk finally takes control of Twitter, fires CEO and other execs
Musk looks set to take on the CEO role
Elon Musk says he is "overpaying" for Twitter but still believes in its incredible potential
No mention of fake accounts, though
Kanye West to buy "free-speech" platform Parler
West recently had his Instagram and Twitter accounts restricted over antisemitic posts
Elon Musk agrees to proceed with Twitter acquisition at original price
In a nutshell: Elon Musk seems to have changed his mind again and will buy Twitter after all for the originally agreed-upon amount. He will end up paying $54.20 per share, with the entire deal being worth around $44 billion.
The analysts Elon Musk hired to count Twitter bots found fewer than he expected, claims company
5%, 11%, or 20%, what's the real number?
Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal faces in-depth watchdog investigation
This is starting to feel like Nvidia and Arm
In a nutshell: Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is expected to face increased scrutiny from regulators in the UK and Brussels after the company failed to address concerns that the deal is anti-competitive and will prevent rival consoles and cloud gaming/subscription services from accessing Activision Blizzard games.
