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How the Maker of ‘Fortnite’ Beat Google and Got Its Mojo Back 

Videogame boss Tim Sweeney is on a winning streak.His company, closely held Epic Games, defeated tech behemoth Google in court on Monday, and its years-old megahit “Fortnite”—which served as the catalyst for the legal battle—is undergoing a resurgence in popularity. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Videogame boss Tim Sweeneyis on a winning streak.His company, closely held Epic Games, defeated tech behemoth Google in court on Monday, and its years-old

Microsoft-Activision Hearing Set to Wrap Up as FTC Tries to Stop Deal

The hearing in San Francisco could decide the fate of one of tech’s largest-ever acquisitions. The hearing in San Francisco could decide the fate of one of tech’s largest-ever acquisitions. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the…

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Becomes the First Billion-Dollar-Plus Film of 2023

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” surpassed $1 billion in estimated global box office receipts on Sunday, the first movie to do so in 2023, according to research firm Comscore . Through Sunday the film has grossed $490 million domestically and $532 million internationally. Only five films have crossed the billion-dollar mark since the onset of the pandemic, according to Box Office Mojo: “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World: Dominion.”…

How Nintendo Competes Differently Than Sony and Microsoft

March 22, 2023 6:24 am ET Can Nintendo stay competitive in the evolving videogames industry? WSJ’s Sarah E. Needleman and analyst Michael Pachter discuss Nintendo’s game-changing approach to the videogames industry and how it’s maintained its intergenerational audience. Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

Microsoft Signs Third ‘Call of Duty’ Deal as It Seeks Approval to Buy Activision Blizzard

BRUSSELS— Microsoft Corp. MSFT 1.67% President Brad Smith said the company reached a deal with cloud gaming company Boosteroid on distributing “Call of Duty” videogames and expects more agreements to follow as the software giant pushes to convince regulators to approve its planned $75 billion acquisition of the videogame franchise’s owner, Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI 1.06% Microsoft…

Microsoft Signs ‘Call of Duty’ Pacts With Nintendo and Nvidia as Activision Deal Faces Scrutiny

Microsoft Corp. signed pacts to give Nintendo Co. and Nvidia Corp. access to “Call of Duty” games for a decade if its $75 billion deal to buy the franchise’s developer, Activision Blizzard Inc., gets approved, part of the software maker’s efforts to relieve regulators’ concerns about the transaction. In a tweet Tuesday, Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith said the commitment with Nintendo, first proposed late last year, is now solidified. It means that Nintendo would gain access to…

Twitter Stops Giving Out Blue Check Marks After Impersonators Take to the Platform

Twitter Inc. appears to have stopped offering its paid subscription service after people were using it to impersonate companies, brands and celebrities. The company in recent days had rolled out an update to the service, Twitter Blue, which allowed any user to pay $7.99 a month for a verified account and other privileges. But the Twitter Blue subscription wasn’t available for purchase on the iOS app on Friday. On its website, Twitter said accounts created on or after Nov. 9 were “unable to subscribe to Twitter Blue at…

Microsoft’s Activision Deal Raises Competition Concerns, Says U.K. Watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority started its investigation into the acquisition in July to determine whether it could lessen competition in the U.K. On Thursday, the regulator said it would give the companies five working days to offer commitments to address the competition concerns it flagged. If the CMA isn’t satisfied at that stage, the probe would enter a second phase involving a panel of independent reviewers, it said. Microsoft makes Xbox videogame consoles and its chief rival,…

Saudi Public Fund Takes 5% Stake in Nintendo

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has deepened its bet on videogames by taking a 5% stake, worth about $3 billion, in Japan’s Nintendo In a Japanese regulatory filing, PIF said it held just over 5% of Nintendo as of March 31. It said the stake was purely an investment, suggesting it didn’t intend to try to influence the company’s strategy. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has deepened its bet on videogames by taking a 5% stake, worth about $3 billion, in Japan’s NintendoIn a Japanese regulatory filing, PIF