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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition deal is being probed by Brazil, the European Commission, and the U.S. Sony fears gamers could abandon their PS5 consoles for Xbox if the deal is successful.

A UK regulator has begun its investigation of Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard to determine its potential impacts. The deal is already being probed in the U.S. too.

Microsoft and the CWA have reached an agreement on unionisation at Activision Blizzard once the acquisition of the firm is complete. The two will also work together in other areas.

Blizzard didn't stop with its Overwatch 2 announcement at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. it also brought a new class reveal, gameplay, and a launch window announcement for Diablo IV.

Just a day after the first reveal, Infinity Ward took to Summer Game Fest to reveal campaign gameplay of the upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II featuring a stealth mission.

Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare today received its first gameplay trailer, showcasing plenty of action from its highly-anticipated campaign. A Steam release was also confirmed today.

Infinity Ward is gearing up to unveil its next game on June 8 with Call of Duty Modern Warfare II. After five years, it looks like the massively popular shooter series is returning to Steam too.

In a statement issued to Axios, Microsoft said that it would honor a union formed by quality assurance workers at Activision-Blizzard if one is formed. It's unclear how that's progressing though.

Activision Blizzard shareholders will vote on the company's acquisition by Microsoft next month. The deal valued at close to $70 billion is the biggest ever in the tech or gaming space.

Today, a report by Bloomberg said that Activision was delaying Call of Duty 2023, next year's title, to 2024. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will still launch in 2022 as originally planned.

A new report by CNBC says that Microsoft started the process to acquire Activision Blizzard days after The Wall Street Journal reported that current head Bobby Kotick knew of the sexual harassment.

Infinity Ward has quietly confirmed it is currently developing a sequel to the 2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare as well as the hit free-to-play experience Warzone using a new engine.

In a recent interview with CNBC, Microsoft's President and Vice-Chair, Brad Smith, said that the company was looking into Activision Blizzard and will “change” leadership once the acquisition closes.

Microsoft has unveiled the "Open App Store Principles" for storefronts. All of them apply immediately to the Microsoft Store while some are gradually being enforced for the Xbox Store.

Activision Blizzard revealed its yearly earnings for 2021. The company had one of its best year's ever, with net revenue coming in at $8.8 billion. However, $5.1 billion was from microtransctions.

In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Microsoft head Satya Nadella said that he expects the Activision Blizzard acquisition to go through without concessions due to their market position.

Today, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley said that he's heard of more big gaming deals in the final stages of negotiations. It's unclear which companies are involved, but it may be Sony.

The FTC is looking into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision from a competitive standpoint. As things stand, Microsoft plans to close the deal by 2023 but this could change due to the investigation.

Today, Bloomberg News reported that Activision Blizzard has refused to recognize the labor union set up at Raven Software for quality assurance workers. This will probably lead to a legal battle.

Today, a new report by The Wall Street Journal says that PlayStation may get two more main Call of Duty games, and a sequel to Warzone by 2023. After that, it's unclear what Microsoft will do.

If you've been reading Neowin for the past few days, you know that it's been a busy week in the Microsoft-verse due to a major acquisition, and a new program from Google. Find out more in our recap!

Today, head of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, confirmed that the company would honor existing agreements with Sony to put Call of Duty games on PlayStation. However, the post was worded carefully.

Today, an interview between embattled Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick and VentureBeat revealed that EA — the company behind Battlefield and FIFA — wanted to acquire Activision Blizzard.

Sony had a negative reaction to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard announcement as the company's stock fell more than 12% on the Tokyo stock exchange and wiped off Billions from the company's valuation.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CEO of Gaming Phil Spencer sent out some emails to staff following the announcement of the Activision acquisition. Find out what both of them had to say here.

According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, embattled Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick will depart after the Microsoft acquisition goes through sometime in late 2022 or 2023.

Microsoft has announced that it has crossed the 25 million subscribers milestone when it comes to Xbox and PC Game Pass members. Activision Blizzard games are also on their way to the service.

Activision Blizzard's major upcoming releases Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 have been delayed once again, and this one may see the highly anticipated titles not being released at least until 2023.

Call of Duty publisher Activision announced the all-new Ricochet anti-cheat solution for CoD games yesterday. The Ricochet driver, however, apparently has leaked out today onto online forums.

Similar to Valorant's approach, Activision is now bringing in a brand-new anti-cheat solution for its Call of Duty games that contains a kernel-level driver to catch any unauthorized injections.

Blizzard has released Diablo II: Resurrected on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The game starts at $39.99 depending on which of the three bundles you buy.

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard that span many aspects of its business.

In a bit of a surprising twist, Blizzard decided to announce the release date of its upcoming Diablo II remaster during Microsoft's E3 event today. The title is coming in the second half of September.