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Microsoft stock slips as Italy probes Activision game sales and Swiss watchdog eyes Microsoft 365 fees

Microsoft stock slips as Italy probes Activision game sales and Swiss watchdog eyes Microsoft 365 fees

Microsoft shares fell about 0.6% to $456.66 in early Friday trading after Italy’s antitrust authority opened probes into Activision Blizzard’s mobile game sales tactics. Switzerland’s competition commission also launched a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s licensing fee hikes. Microsoft said it will cooperate with Swiss authorities. The company has not yet commented on the Italian probe.
16 January 2026
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WWE INVADES CALL OF DUTY: MOBILE! Season 9 “Midnight Rumble” Release Time, New WWE Mode, Free Legendaries & How It Stacks Up vs Fortnite and PUBG

WWE INVADES CALL OF DUTY: MOBILE! Season 9 “Midnight Rumble” Release Time, New WWE Mode, Free Legendaries & How It Stacks Up vs Fortnite and PUBG

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 9 “Midnight Rumble” launches Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. PT, featuring WWE’s The Undertaker and Alexa Bliss as playable operators for the first time. The new limited-time mode lets players transform into the wrestlers after kill streaks. Halloween maps and modes return. Black Ops 7 beta runs Oct. 2–8.
28 September 2025
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Activision Blizzard vs. EA: Which Gaming Giant Levels Up Your Portfolio in 2025?

Activision Blizzard vs. EA: Which Gaming Giant Levels Up Your Portfolio in 2025?

Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, paying shareholders $95 per share and ending ATVI’s independent run. Electronic Arts shares hit record highs near $179 in August 2025, up 19% year-to-date, driven by strong earnings and new game launches. EA restructured and cut 6% of staff in 2023. Both companies reported annual revenues near $7.5 billion.
23 September 2025
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This Week in Tech: Game Preservation, AI Breakthroughs, Next-Gen Devices, and the Industry’s Growing Pains / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 12:01 CET

This Week in Tech: Game Preservation, AI Breakthroughs, Next-Gen Devices, and the Industry’s Growing Pains / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 12:01 CET

The EU petition Stop Killing Games topped one million signatures after Ubisoft pulled The Crew and EA set Anthem’s shutdown for January 2026. Microsoft’s Xbox division laid off staff and closed Turn 10 Studios, moving employees to Forza Horizon. NASA confirmed interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will pass closest to the Sun in October 2025 with no threat to Earth. A new AI, MAI-DxO, showed diagnostic accuracy four times higher than human doctors.
6 July 2025
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