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In August, Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest deal yet in video-gaming past Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The company had in July extended the deadline to close the deal by October 18.
Blizzard delays 'Overwatch 2' patch due to critical bugs in the game.
Microsoft has been the force behind many industry-shaking moments: from the original announcement of Xbox Game Pass to the reveal that they had bought Zenimax Media (i.e. Bethesda). Even so, the recent announcement made by Microsoft may be the biggest piece of industry news ever.
A bad sign for both major Blizzard franchises. Many eons ago, those around the world saw Blizzard Entertainment as one of the kings in the PC gaming space, and gaming in general. Over the past few years though, Activision’s influence has grown bigger and bigger, warping the studio into one regarded much lower than its initial praise. Ever since the developer launched Overwatch, things have been on a downward spiral. If you were hoping that their next two big titles, Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, would be smash hits, that dream seems much more distant. According to industry insider Daniel Ahm...