FTC Moves to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Acquisition

FTC Moves to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Acquisition

The Microsoft–Activision deal may be in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of the popular video game-maker. The tech giant announced the $69 billion deal at the […]

Microsoft’s Xbox streaming console ‘Keystone’ was pushed back because of its price

A prototype Xbox streaming device sitting on a shelf

“It was more expensive than we wanted it to be when we actually built it out with the hardware that we had inside,” said Spencer, discussing the Keystone prototype device that recently appeared on his […]

Microsoft’s DirectStorage 1.1 arrives to boost PC game load times with GPU decompression

Forspoken load times.

Microsoft is releasing DirectStorage 1.1 this week, and the biggest new addition is GPU decompression for Windows PC games. GPU decompression is the next natural step in an industry-wide effort to improve game load times […]

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8 has hit its lowest price ever at Best Buy

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8 has hit its lowest price ever at Best Buy

Monday doesn’t have to be all bad, especially when we’ve collected some of the best deals on the internet to ease you into your week. Take the latest version of the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, […]

Microsoft’s blockbuster Activision Blizzard deal could raise uncomfortable challenges for US antitrust enforcers – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

With its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft will add some of the most popular titles in gaming, including

Shared from www.cnn.com New York CNN Business —   It has been about two decades since Microsoft and the US government went head-to-head in one of the country’s biggest-ever antitrust battles. In the years since, […]