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Microsoft rips past earnings expectations with strong FY23 thanks to 'new era of AI transformation'

Microsoft just shared its earnings report for the quarter that ended March 31, 2024. Figures increased across the board and Microsoft beat expectations in several key areas.

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Xbox FY24 Q3 gaming revenue up 51% year-over-year thanks to the Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft's Xbox FY24 Q3 gaming revenue earnings were up 51% year-over-year, largely thanks to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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BlizzCon 2024 isn't happening

Blizzard says it plans to "bring BlizzCon back in future years," but 2024 "doesn't line up."

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Xbox Game Pass could be getting a Call of Duty care package very soon – I can't wait

Classic COD on Game Pass? Count me in.

Microsoft Gaming's Blizzard Entertainment games are coming back to China thanks to a new deal with NetEase, while also 'exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox'

Microsoft Gaming and Blizzard Entertainment reach a new deal with NetEase to bring Blizzard games back to China, while "exploring ways to bring more new titles to Xbox."

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A year and a half after its bitter breakup with NetEase, Blizzard has made a new deal to bring its games back to China—with NetEase

Blizzard's games are set to return to China this summer.

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You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits

Microsoft, Rockstar, Epic, and others are being sued for using "addictive psychological features" in games like Minecraft, GTA 5, and Fortnite.

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Ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – the 10 best Call of Duty games from World at War to Modern Warfare

Can you survive the chaos of No Russian? Back up your mates on Zombies? With Black Ops 6 around the corner, we rank the best Call of Duty games

Evening Standard

5 crucial changes in Diablo 4's gigantic season 4 rework

XP, loot, and endgame bosses are going to look a lot different from now on.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile’s iPhone-exclusive graphical options signify a console approach to the mobile gaming market

Having an iPhone 15 Pro Max before the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile reminds me of being a COD fan in the 2010s.

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Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4, Open Roads, and more come to Xbox Game Pass

Ark: Survival Ascended, Diablo 4, Open Roads, and many more games are headed to Xbox Game Pass through the rest of March 2024.

Windows Central

"I see consolidation to be the enemy of creativity," says former PlayStation chief Shawn Layden, as Jim Ryan says he was "thrilled" to sign Microsoft's Call of Duty deal

"That was very important to us, and we're very happy to have done that deal"

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600 Activision QA workers just formed the biggest videogame union in the US

Quality assured.

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600 Activision QA staff vote to form the biggest US game union to date: "As QA workers, we often have the weakest protections and lowest pay"

Workers from the Call of Duty publisher form Activision Quality Assurance United

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600 QA workers at Microsoft-owned Activision form the largest gaming union in North America

Hundreds of employees at Activision are unionizing under Microsoft, forming the largest union in the North American gaming industry.

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Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent, exploring future partnership with Xbox

Microsoft's Activision-owned studio Toys for Bob is going independent, with the team exploring a partnership with Microsoft for the future.

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Microsoft News Roundup: Call of Duty on Game Pass, XPS 14 & 16, and more reviews than you can shake a stick at

This week we learned Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass and saw Dell launch three stunning XPS laptops. You can catch up on all the biggest Microsoft and gaming news right here!

Call of Duty will come to Xbox Game Pass on day one

Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms that the massive franchise will hit Game Pass eventually.

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Xbox head Phil Spencer says Call of Duty IS coming to Game Pass, and Microsoft will continue to support physical discs

Speaking on a number of topics, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that Call of Duty will be coming to Xbox Game Pass.

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Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass: Here's everything you need to know

The first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass since the acquisition will be Diablo IV on March 28.

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Activision Blizzard faces lawsuit from esports players over alleged monopoly

Esports players sue Activision Blizzard over Call of Duty monopoly, demanding 0M. Lawsuit claims anti-competitive behavior in CDL.

PC Gamer

Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene

Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'.

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft bringing Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo, amid major strategy shift

Four games that were previously exclusive to the Xbox console will be made available for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, as the company focuses on its software products

TechRadar

Xbox Game Pass now has 34 million subscribers

There are currently 34 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers according to Microsoft.

TechRadar

Diablo IV is the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Xbox Game Pass, and you can play it next month

Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Game Pass post-acquisition, and you can play it next month.

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