Microsoft settles antitrust lawsuit contesting Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft has settled a lawsuit against last year's $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard brought forth by Call of Duty players.
In late 2022, the 10 players (who lived in California, New Mexico, and New Jersey) filed a private consumer lawsuit against the Xbox maker. At the time, they wanted to stop Microsoft from having "far-outsized market power."
Per the Hollywood Reporter, both parties told the California court they wanted to dismiss the lawsuit "with prejudice," and it cannot be refiled later. A lawyer for the case said each group "shall bear their own costs and fees."
Notably, the terms of the settlem…
Reboot Develop Blue is the latest game event rescheduled due to coronavirus
Reboot Develop conference organizers confirmed today that the upcoming Reboot Develop Blue event in Croatia will be postponed until the fall due to travel bans and other issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
This is the latest in a string of game industry events being postponed or cancelled due (at least in part) to the spread of coronavirus, and the quarantines and travel restrictions being implemented globally to try and contain it. Come from South African Online Casinos
Reboot Develop Blue was originally slated to kick off in Dubrovnik in late April, but in a post to the Reboot Develop Facebook page today the organizers say it …