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FTC reportedly preparing to pause in-house trial of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition

US antitrust agency the Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing to pause its upcoming in-house trial focussing…
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Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb departs Microsoft after 21 years

Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, long one of the most recognisable presences on the Xbox team, has announced his departure fr…
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A few promising places to start as Steam Next Fest returns with “hundreds” of demos

Steam Next Fest, Valve's semi-regular celebration of the gaming things to come, is back for another week of developer c…
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A few promising places to start as Steam Next Fest returns with “hundreds” of demos

Steam Next Fest, Valve's semi-regular celebration of the gaming things to come, is back for another week of developer c…
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Capcom’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective remaster now has a demo

If you've yet to experience Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Capcom's masterful 2011 paranormal puzzle adventure, now's …
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Street Fighter 6’s all-time Steam concurrents are already double its nearest fighting rival

Street Fighter 6 is off to a roaring start on Steam, having more than doubled the all-time record for concurrent player…
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XCOM and Civilization developer Firaxis lays off around 30 staff

Firaxis Games - the developer behind the likes of XCOM, Civilization 6, and last year's Marvel's Midnight Suns - has la…
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Microsoft’s appeal against UK Activision Blizzard block pencilled in for late July

Microsoft's appeal against the UK Competition and Merger Authority's decision to reject its Activision Blizzard deal is…
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Naughty Dog says The Last of Us multiplayer game needs “more time”

Naughty Dog has shared an update on its long-in-the-works The Last of Us multiplayer title, saying it's "realised what …
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Microsoft lays out appeal against CMA’s Activision Blizzard acquisition block

Just as it said it would, Microsoft has appealed the CMA's decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, an…