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FTC loses its attempt at a pause of Microsoft ABK merger, Sony signs the 10-year Call of Duty agreement
The US Federal Trade Commission was handed another loss in court this past weekend. Readers will remember that the government body was trying to...
The FTC asks the Ninth Circuit for a ‘temporary pause’ of Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard merger
The judge presiding over the FTC's last-minute attempts to halt the signing of the acquisition deal between Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard has denied the FTC's...
Yes, the FTC is appealing the decision not to block Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard merger
It's no surprise at all, but yes, the Federal Trade Commission has indeed filed an appeal of Tuesday's US District Court of Northern California...
Overwatch 2’s 2023 Summer Games event introduces volleyball and brings back soccer
The summer season has officially arrived to Overwatch 2 as the 2023 edition of the Summer Games event has officially arrived to the FPS,...
Judge denies FTC’s injunction request, clearing the way for Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard merger
We now return you to the endless saga of Microsoft trying to slurp up Activision-Blizzard to rescue it from ignominy as regulatory factions around...
Diablo Immortal unveils the new Blood Knight class arriving on July 13
We have to admit, it doesn't get more brooding, grim, and aesthetically appropriate than to call a Diablo Immortal class a Blood Knight. The...
Diablo IV’s first season, Season of the Malignant, begins July 20
During its splashy livestream this afternoon, Blizzard finally took the wraps off Diablo IV's first season, dubbed Season of the Malignant and due to...
Overwatch 2 dev says new story missions won’t be arriving in its next two seasons
With Overwatch 2 bringing PvE content (such as it is) like story missions in its August 10th update, you might assume that successive...
Hearthstone takes a deep-dive into the Titan card type arriving with its next expansion
As we noted last week, Hearthstone introduced its new Titans expansion, which is headlined by the titular card type that will grant every class...
Overwatch 2 recaps Flashpoint, talks balance, and teases next hero
The Invasion update of Overwatch 2 continues to be the topic of conversation for the shooter's director Aaron Keller in his latest dev blog,...
WoW Classic PTR bug causes players to disconnect from the game by jumping in combat
Bunny hopping is something of a universal language in MMORPGs, whether it's applied as a form of unspoken communication or as an occasional tactic...
Call of Duty: Warzone 1.0, Forza Horizon 1, and Forza Horizon 2 all receive their execution notices
It's that sad time of year when the herd is rounded up and stragglers are culled and designated for the virtual slaughterhouse. And so...
Hearthstone announces Titans expansion with new card types and keywords for August 1
If someone is bringing something called a Titan to the play field of Hearthstone, you would expect that it would make a bit of...
FTC uses Zenimax’s current exclusivity as a primary argument against Microsoft’s ActiBlizz buyout in court
The long-brewing legal battle between the US Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft has begun in earnest, as this week saw the FTC and Microsoft...
Overwatch 2 discusses hero mastery mode, progression updates, new missions, and Flashpoint PvP mode
Yesterday saw the Overwatch 2 team come together in a developer broadcast to call attention to the various features scheduled to arrive in the...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders vote down anti-union busting proposal
We hope you weren't holding your breath on Activision-Blizzard shareholders doing the right thing, but if you were, you can exhale now: Proposal 6,...
Overwatch 2 talks about Season 5’s upcoming game modes, battle pass tweaks, and correcting ‘stomps’
Overwatch 2's director Aaron Keller is back once again with another dev blog, and as one might expect, it's primarily focused around the recently...
World of Warcraft announces inflation adjustments coming to Dragonflight Season 2
PvP ranked ladders are very serious business, especially when it comes to ensuring that matches are balanced correctly. Apparently a correction needs to be...
Activision-Blizzard shareholders propose a measure that guarantees non-interference with organizing workers
The shareholders of Activision-Blizzard are about to come together to vote on a variety of company proposals, and one of those proposals might raise...
Diablo Immortal brings a new zone, Inferno difficulty, hearthrot demons, and combat stances today
Today, June 15th, is marking a pretty sizeable content drop for Diablo Immortal in the form of the Destruction's Wake update, which will introduce...
