Gaming Industry Microsoft and Activision extend $69 billion merger deadline to quell CMA concerns The extension also opens the door for the FTC to take further action after is injunction denial By Cal Jeffrey, July 19, 2023, 3:03 PM
Gaming Industry Pete Hines confused by Microsoft's multiplatform double standard of allowing CoD on PlayStation The VP doesn't understand why Activision can continue producing PlayStation games but Bethesda cannot By Cal Jeffrey, June 27, 2023, 3:28 PM 13 comments
Electronics Industry Logitech is consolidating some of its sub-brands under the Logitech G umbrella Yeti will replace the Blue Microphones brand, Astro will persist By Shawn Knight, June 9, 2023, 10:41 AM
Industry Microsoft The EU approves Microsoft-Activision takeover as long as Xbox Cloud cannot unfairly benefit Deal still faces tough pressure from UK and US regulators By Cal Jeffrey, May 15, 2023, 3:47 PM 13 comments
Industry Broadcom's planned $61B acquisition of VMware to be investigated further by the UK The UK's antitrust regulator is worried about reduced competition in the server market By Kishalaya Kundu, March 30, 2023, 1:02 PM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft and Activision will miss their contractual merger deadline The FTC has scheduled a hearing for August 2, well after the deal is supposed to close By Cal Jeffrey, January 12, 2023, 4:32 PM
Industry Microsoft Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition faces closer examination from the EU Even if Microsoft gets Call of Duty, it might not appear on Game Pass for years By Daniel Sims, November 1, 2022, 7:07 PM 11 comments
Industry Gaming Microsoft-Activision acquisition faces another hurdle thanks to UK regulatory probe Regulators will decide to approve the buyout or further the investigation by September 1 By Cal Jeffrey, July 6, 2022, 2:02 PM
Industry HP bets on hybrid work by acquiring Poly for $3.3 billion The acquisition should be completed by the end of 2022 By Joao Silva, March 28, 2022, 12:57 PM
The Web Industry MGM now officially belongs to Amazon Amazon Prime Video may soon receive a whole lot of content By Joao Silva, March 17, 2022, 1:34 PM 25 comments
Industry Gaming Epic Games is acquiring music service Bandcamp Bandcamp promises its policies won't change By Daniel Sims, March 2, 2022, 4:39 PM 7 comments
Industry Hardware FTC sues to block Nvidia's takeover of Arm Another obstacle faces the mammoth deal By Daniel Sims, December 2, 2021, 6:48 PM 27 comments
Industry Facebook seeks to dismiss FTC antitrust lawsuit for second time Social media giant says the FTC still fails to prove it exercised 'monopoly power' By Cal Jeffrey, October 4, 2021, 5:09 PM 9 comments
Gaming PlayStation Studios lands 14th studio with Playroom developer Firesprite Studio heads have a decades-long working relationship with Sony By Cal Jeffrey, September 8, 2021, 5:17 PM
Hardware Industry Western Digital reportedly in advanced talks to merge with Kioxia The two companies combined would be the same size as Samsung By Adrian Potoroaca, August 25, 2021, 7:13 PM
Industry Mobile California utility regulators rule T-Mobile misled them during testimony over Sprint merger Carrier will have a chance to explain why it lied by omission in September By Cal Jeffrey, August 17, 2021, 2:49 PM
Software Industry Discord merges with anti-harassment AI software company Sentropy New tools should provide moderators an easier way to deal with toxicity By Cal Jeffrey, July 14, 2021, 11:26 AM 15 comments
Gaming Industry Swedish video game CEO watches his wealth nearly double to $2.4B in just a year Embracer Group has purchased 27 studios since March 2020 By Cal Jeffrey, July 9, 2021, 11:52 AM 8 comments
Industry WarnerMedia is merging with Discovery to create a new streaming giant Another telecom giant exits the streaming arena By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2021, 10:01 AM 9 comments
Industry T-Mobile has cut 5,000 employees since the Sprint merger Not very "jobs-positive" By Rob Thubron, May 12, 2021, 5:15 AM
Gaming Epic Games acquires parent company of Fall Guys developer Mediatonic Studio is already looking to do some collaboration By Cal Jeffrey, March 2, 2021, 5:28 PM
Industry Gaming THQ parent company picks up Gearbox Software and Aspyr Media in two multimillion-dollar deals Collaborative efforts on new games are already underway By Cal Jeffrey, February 4, 2021, 1:59 PM
Wearable Tech Google Google now owns Fitbit, vows not to use tracker health data for ad targeting We'll see about that By Cohen Coberly, January 14, 2021, 5:15 PM 9 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile completes merger with Sprint, CEO John Legere steps down Mike Sievert has some big shoes to fill By Shawn Knight, April 1, 2020, 10:34 AM
Industry Mobile T-Mobile / Sprint merger gets judge's approval, could be finalized as early as April 1 The deal can't close just yet, however By Shawn Knight, February 11, 2020, 11:36 AM