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U.K. authorities give final approval for Microsoft’s $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority gave final approval today for Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The CMA issued a statement today that it has concluded that…
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Activision shows deep dive on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III multiplayer as beta revs up

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Activision showed off multiplayer gameplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the new premium combat game coming on November 10. The company revealed the latest details on Modern Warfare III multiplayer, Zombies…
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Former Ubisoft employees arrested in sexual harassment case

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Five former Ubisoft employees have reportedly been arrested after a lengthy investigation by…
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Gamefam brings Barbie and her Dreamhouse to Roblox

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Metaverse developer Gamefam announced today that it is partnering with Mattel to bring Barbie to Roblox. More specifically, it’s developing a Roblox experience called Barbie Dreamhouse Tycoon, in which players can…
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Why Call of Duty has lasted 20 years without triggering franchise exhaustion | Rob Kostich

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now After 20 years, Call of Duty has hit more milestones than most other video games. As of last year, Activision’s first-person shooter combat franchise had hit $30 billion in lifetime revenue and 425 million premium…
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