'Xbox Will Exist for Decades to Come.' Microsoft Discusses Its Future
Microsoft has presented a vision for the future of the Xbox. The panic-filled rumors turned out to be completely unfounded.
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Hubert Sledziewski
February 16, 2024
Phil Spencer Expected to Reassure Employees Regarding Future of Xbox
Microsoft has no intention of abandoning the Xbox. At least, that's according to reports from Phil Spencer's meeting with employees.
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Adrian Werner
February 13, 2024
Microsoft Faces Complaints Over Activision Blizzard Takeover
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint against Microsoft. According to the FTC, the announcement of mass layoffs conflicts with the company's statements during a trial prior to its purchase of Activision Blizzard.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 9, 2024
Microsoft Lays Off Whopping 1900 People from Activision and Xbox. Even Head of Blizzard Included
Major layoffs reported at Microsoft. As many as 1900 people from Bethesda, ZeniMax, Activision Blizzard and Xbox will lose their jobs.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
January 25, 2024
'Content Wipe' From Xbox Servers Begins Tomorrow; Save Your Screenshots and Videos
If you don't want your screenshots and video clips to disappear irretrievably from your Xbox, you should back them up as soon as possible.
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Kamil Kleszyk
January 8, 2024
How Much Money is Minecraft Making? Dev Reveals Revenue and Number of Active Players
One of the developers working on Minecraft reported on his social media profile about the game's earnings and the number of active players.
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Wojciech Bilicki
November 27, 2023
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Microsoft to Drop Free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for Most of Its 238,000 Employees [Update]
The new year is unlikely to get off to the best start for Microsoft employees. A significant part of Redmond giant's workforce will lose the right to a free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
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Maciej Gaffke
November 3, 2023
Bobby Kotick Steps Down as Activision Blizzard CEO
Once all the formalities of the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have been completed, Bobby Kotick will cease to be CEO of the latter company. For now, however, it is unclear whether he will leave its ranks altogether.
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Hubert Sledziewski
October 15, 2023
Microsoft and Activision Merger Approved by Brits; Acquisition Odyssey Coming to an End
Britain's CMA has agreed to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal should be finalized in the coming days.
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Adrian Werner
October 13, 2023
Microsoft Trusts in Activision Blizzard Acquisition; Deal May be Signed on Unlucky Day
A historic merger may soon become a reality. Microsoft still has to wait for a decision from the British, but according to rumors, the company has already set an interesting date for the Activision Blizzard acquisition.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 6, 2023
Phil Spencer leaves no Illusions About Game Pass Price Increase
Phil Spencer admitted that sooner or later the price of Game Pass will be raised again. He also referred to the issue of potential exclusives for the subscription.
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Adrian Werner
September 25, 2023
Microsoft and Activision One Step Closer to Merger; Bobby Kotick Speaks of 'Important Milestone'
The British CMA has given preliminary approval to Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard. This is an important step toward finalizing the acquisition, as Bobby Kotick stressed.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 22, 2023
Phil Spencer: Microsoft Will Quit Game Industry if Game Pass Doesn't Grow
Game Pass is the apple of Microsoft's eye, and the company may even abandon the game industry if the service fails to meet the company's expectations. At least that's what Phil Spencer has assured.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 21, 2023
'We Have a Better Product Than Sony'; Phil Spencer Confident After PS5 Specs Reveal
Almost three years after the launch of the next-generation consoles, we get a glimpse of Phil Spencer's email. The Xbox boss was very excited on the day the PS5 specifications were revealed.
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Maciej Gaffke
September 20, 2023
Microsoft Considered Buying Nintendo and Valve; Phil Spencer Held Preliminary Talks
The latest documents examined by the Federal Trade Commission show that Microsoft once made some moves to acquire giants such as Nintendo and Valve.
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Kamil Kleszyk
September 19, 2023
Xbox 360 One Step Closer to Grave; Microsoft Announces Store Shutdown
Starting next year, you won't be able to buy new games and DLCs for the Xbox 360 console. Microsoft has announced the shutdown of the platform's digital store.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
August 18, 2023
Xbox to Curb Toxic Player Behavior; New Warning System
Xbox has introduced a new warning system. It is somewhat reminiscent of the highway code - players will be penalized with points for each offense, which translate into different lengths of punishment.
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Hubert Sledziewski
August 16, 2023
Bans for Emulation on Xbox Consoles? Microsoft Tightened the Rules
Phil Spencer wanted universal emulation of old games on all devices. However, for the time being, Microsoft is said to have ban users (including on consoles) for distributing and using emulators on Xboxes.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 28, 2023
Worse Xbox Sales Don't Bother Microsoft; Company Reports Gains
Microsoft has released its latest financial results. As it turns out, sales of Xbox consoles were lower than a year ago. However, the company can still consider the period successful.
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Kamil Kleszyk
July 26, 2023
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Extend Merger Finalization Deadline
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to delay the merger. A new deadline has been given for it to be finalized. The extra time will be used to convince the UK's CMA.
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Hubert Sledziewski
July 19, 2023