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Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox is finally happening

Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox at least, 10 years after the MMO game first launched on PC, and it's coming with an expanded free trial

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Nearly 13 years later, Final Fantasy 14 is finally coming to Xbox

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Despite 3-month delay, the Xbox Activision merger now looks more likely than ever

The deal will now have to pass by October 18

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Microsoft extends Activision Blizzard deal closing date to October

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend the closing date of their $69 billion deal to October to accommodate the last stages of regulatory review.

Windows Central

Not fair! Xbox insiders are already playing Starfield

With a 6th of September release, we're now within orbit of Starfield's release, but some like Phil Spencer already have access.

People are already playing Starfield! Here’s how to get early access

Starfield is already playable for some people — here’s how to get early access

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Sony throws in the towel, signs 10 year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft

Sony and Microsoft have reached a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation.

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Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation following Microsoft’s purchase of Activision

As the case surrounding Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard rolls on, the company has come to an agreement with PlayStation.

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PSA: Yes, you’ll still be able to play Call of Duty on PS5

Call of Duty will be available on PlayStation for the next decade — thanks to a Microsoft deal.

Tom’s Guide

‘Call Of Duty’ Stays In PlayStation Arsenal As Sony, Microsoft Reportedly Strike 10-Year Deal

Sony Group Corp and Microsoft Corporation reached a 10-year agreement to keep “Call of Duty” games on PlayStation consoles

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer is playing Starfield already, and fans aren't hiding their jealousy

You too can play Starfield early, for the small price of $6 billion

GamesRadar

Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation consoles thanks to this new "binding agreement" between Sony and Microsoft

Sony has secured a "binding agreement" with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles.

TechRadar

Xbox and PlayStation call a truce over Call of Duty and enter into binding agreement (Updated)

Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation. And Xbox chief Phil Spencer just made it officially official.

Windows Central

Explosive Exchange: FTC Chair faces off against hostile US Congress over Microsoft-Activision merger

The tax-payer funded U.S. FTC hasn't had much luck recently. FTC Chair Lina Khan was accused of "intentionally" taking cases it knew it would lose in a fraught hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives. Watch the clips here.

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Microsoft's FTC Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

Inverse

Microsoft Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

PC Gamer

Microsoft wins against FTC, clearing vital hurdle for Activision Blizzard acquisition

The FTC's overall case will continue, but the buyout can now move ahead regardless.

Windows Central

U.S. federal Judge Corley finally rules on Microsoft's Xbox-ABK deal: Microsoft WINS

The past couple of weeks have seen the FTC and Xbox come to blows in federal court, over the FTC's desire to delay Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard. The decision is finally here.

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Daily Record

Channel 4 on the hunt for Scots homeowners to feature on property show Love It or List It

Homeowners across the UK are being encouraged to apply for Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer's Love It or List It.

Windows Central

How Xbox should respond to the PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro

Recent comments from Microsoft suggest the PS5 Slim is coming very soon. Here's the best way for Xbox to counter.

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Pushing Buttons: How much does Call of Duty really make? Inside the court case telling gaming’s secrets

In this week’s newsletter: How a hearing on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has made for the gossipiest weeks in gaming for years

Windows Central

Another regulator unconditionally approves Microsoft's Activision merger with Xbox

The FTC in the US and the CMA in the UK may still have their gripes about the Activision acquisition by Xbox, but South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved the deal unconditionally.

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Thank EU very much! — Meta and Microsoft plan DMA alternatives to Google and Apple’s app stores

The EU’s Digital Markets Act gives Meta and Microsoft the opportunity to smash Google and Apple's app store "duopoly."

PC Gamer

Microsoft lawyer tells judge that The Elder Scrolls 16 is coming in 2026, accelerating Bethesda's release calendar by 124 years

In reality, The Elder Scrolls 6 is at least five years away, and probably more. (Not sure about The Elder Scrolls 16, though.)

Windows Central

Did Microsoft’s lawyer just leak Elder Scrolls 6’s release date?

Earlier comments from Phil Spencer's testimony in the FTC vs. Xbox hearing led us to believe that Elder Scrolls 6 may release in 5+ years, but Microsoft's lawyer may have just dropped a 2026 release window instead.

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