A federal court jury in the US has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of the technology empire. The unanimous verdict in San Francisco came after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week […]
Japanese video games giant Nintendo has reported an 18% rise in net profit for the first half of the financial year, as sales continued to get a boost from its hit Super Mario film, and the popularity of its software for various new games. April-September profit at Nintendo Co, which did not break down quarterly […]
Microsoft said that it had completed one of the biggest takeovers in computer gaming history after winning approval from the UK regulator. In a US regulatory filing the company said that the 69 billion US dollars (£56.6 billion) deal, which was announced in January 2022, had been completed on Friday. It comes after the Competition […]
Nintendo has reported a 52% increase in net profit for the first fiscal quarter following the success of its Super Mario film and the new Zelda video game. Demand was strong for Nintendo Switch game software, which received a boost from the release earlier this year of the film about the jumping plumber called The […]
The UK’s competitions watchdog has said it is willing to work with Microsoft over its planned acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard, which could halt an impending legal battle. It comes shortly after a US judge handed Microsoft a victory by saying it would not stop the impending 69 billion US dollar (£55 billion) […]
A US regulator has taken legal action in a bid to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a San Francisco federal court for a temporary restraining order and injunction to stop Microsoft’s 69 billion dollar (£55bn) purchase of the California company […]
Male characters in role-playing video games have 50% more dialogue than females, highlighting a “stark gender imbalance” in the gaming genre, scientists have said. In role-playing games (RPGs), the gamer controls one or more characters undertaking quests or missions in an imaginary world. Researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Cardiff analysed the dialogue of […]
Microsoft’s vice chair and president has slammed the UK competition watchdog’s decision to block the software company’s 68.7 billion dollar (£55 billion) takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard, calling it a “bad day for Britain”. Brad Smith said the UK regulatory environment compared unfavourably with the EU and warned the “English Channel has never seemed […]
Microsoft’s 68.7 billion dollar (£55 billion) takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard has been blocked by the UK competition watchdog, in a potentially fatal blow to one of the technology industry’s biggest ever deals. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it has prevented the mammoth buyout over concerns in the cloud gaming sector. Xbox […]
Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy has agreed to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment. The groups confirmed in a joint statement on Monday that Sega, the firm behind franchises such as Sonic the Hedgehog, will buy its Finnish rival for 706 million euros (£625 million). It comes after Rovio confirmed the companies were in discussions […]
