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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2022
Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal
Microsoft said it wouldn't require developers to use its payment system for in-app purchases, although that stipulation and a few others won't initially apply to the Xbox store.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2022
Activision Blizzard earnings miss estimates after Microsoft deal
Adjusted revenue fell 18% to $2.49 billion in the fourth quarter, Activision Blizzard said in a statement Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2022
Microsoft’s Activision purchase could leave Japanese video game-makers out in the cold
Japanese gaming firms, which are generally less agile and outward-looking than their U.S. peers, may struggle as companies invest in the metaverse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 21, 2022
Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
After the acquisition closes, Microsoft will look take a more active role by hiring advisers, bringing in law firms or mandating sensitivity training.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2022
Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, betting $70 billion on the future of games
Microsoft has framed the deal as strengthening the company's hand in the so-called metaverse, claiming that 'gaming will be at the forefront of making that mainstream.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Blizzard punishes gamer and rescinds prize money for supporting Hong Kong protests
A unit of Activision Blizzard Inc. has punished a player for expressing support for Hong Kong's protest movement, the latest example of a U.S. company attempting to rein in speech that might displease the Chinese Communist Party.

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