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Microsoft claims Xbox Game Pass price won't rise post Activision buyout – but I don't believe it

Microsoft continues to downplay the value that franchises like Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot and Diablo would have on Xbox Game Pass following its Activision acquisition

Daily Mirror

Xbox says Call of Duty isn't a system seller in bid to help the Activision buyout go through

Just 3% of PlayStation players would allegedly switch to Xbox should Call of Duty become exclusive

Daily Mirror

Sony says Microsoft may make Call of Duty on PlayStation unplayable

Sony believes Microsoft’s promise for parity between Call of Duty on PlayStation and Xbox may not amount to much.

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New blue light communications system hit by fresh delays

The National Audit Office said the Home Office still cannot say when a replacement for the Airwave system will be ready.

The Independent UK

EU regulators will reportedly permit the Microsoft-Activision deal

A new report from Reuters says that EU regulators will likely allow the Microsoft-Activision deal to pass without major concessions

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UK regulator thinks Call of Duty on Switch is an empty promise

Microsoft promised Call of Duty on Switch for 10 years if the Activision Blizzard deal goes through, but U.K. regulators aren’t convinced

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Nintendo Switch 2 console may have just been confirmed by the CMA

The CMA has mentioned Nintendo Switch Online coming to a second – redacted – platform

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Microsoft Doubles Down on Not Letting Call of Duty Go

Confidence is key for Microsoft in anticipation on EU ruling over proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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Marketing agency gearing up for expansion at home and abroad

CMA operates from a third floor suite of Telegraph House in Grimsby

Birmingham Post

‘Greenwashing’ firms face steep new UK fines for misleading claims

New legislation could see companies fined millions of pounds for making unproven environmental assertions to sell their products

The Guardian - UK

Xbox Game Pass has an impact on sales, according to Microsoft

The subscription service is popular, but it does have an impact on individual unit sales.

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Who owns Activision Blizzard? Microsoft acquires Call of Duty maker in blockbuster deal

The UK competition watchdog has cleared the biggest deal in gaming history after initially restricting it

Evening Standard

Microsoft Could Give Up Call of Duty To Keep Candy Crush

The biggest FPS franchise in gaming might not be what Microsoft is after in the Activision Blizzard deal.

Inverse

UK regulator wants Microsoft to sell Activision or Call of Duty

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said the Microsoft Activision deal could hamper innovation in cloud gaming and raise prices

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Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal put on pause by regulator

The U.K.'s antitrust regulator sees structural remedies as possible solutions to the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal.

Daily Mirror

Call of Duty could be removed from Microsoft's Activision deal as merger may "harm" UK gamers

The CMA has offered compromises which include removing Call of Duty from Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

AFP

Microsoft's Activision takeover bid dealt setback in UK

London (AFP) - Microsoft's planned $69-billion takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard could significantly harm competition and consumer choice, UK regulators concluded in provisional findings Wednesday.

Evening Standard

UK competition regulator pours cold water on £57 billion Microsoft Activision takeover

The merger ‘could harm UK gamers’, the watchdog said

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The Guardian - UK

UK fintech firm Wise accused of stifling competition by rival startup

Atlantic Money writes to CMA to raise concerns about being blocked from Wise price comparison sites

Evening Standard

Watchdog launches probe into ‘greenwashing’ claims covering a range of everyday items

Competition and Markets Authority sets its sights on false environmental premiums on food and drink

Birmingham Post

Cérélia to fight watchdog ruling that it must sell Jus-Rol

CMA has told France pastry maker Cérélia to sell UK Jus-Rol business after saying merger would force prices up

The Independent UK

Competition watchdog prioritises work towards market study into homebuilding

The Competition and Markets Authority is considering launching the study soon.

The Independent UK

HSBC rebuked by competition watchdog over open banking breaches

The banking giant provided incorrect data or failed to provide required information on more than 50 different occasions over the past five years.

Nottingham Post

Wilko statement after distribution centre bought by DHL sold to private equity giant

The Canadian asset manager, Brookfield, has agreed to buy the lease on the centre for £88m.

Birmingham Post

Official inquiry launched into Asda's £600m deal to buy the Co-op's petrol stations

Asda is owned by the Lancashire-based billionaire Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital

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