Because $68.7 billion forms a pretty enormous gaming empire. Microsoft on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Activision Blizzard for US$95 per share, bringing the total valuation to US$68.7 billion, on Tuesday. The deal includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios such as “Warcraft,” “Diablo,” “Overwatch,” “Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush.” The […]
If you’re hankering for additional gaming on your iOS device next year, you’re going to like this. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that Xbox Game Pass, its cloud-based gaming service, will arrive on iOS in the spring of 2021. Back in October, Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer stated that Xbox Game Pass will operate as a […]
If you’re a gamer, you’re going to like this. Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer announced on Friday that the company will bring its Xbox Game Pass to Apple devices in 2021 as a web app. The Xbox Game Pass service allows games to be streamed without having to download them. While Apple’s App Store rules […]
It’s not an easy thing being a Microsoft employee right now, as the software giant is doing quite a bit of refocusing which means some of those workers will inevitably be left in the dust. Just ask the 13,000 employees who were let go last Thursday after CEO Satya Nadella outlined the coming changes in an […]