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GameStop soars 60% as ‘Roaring Kitty’, who drove meme craze, resurfaces

GameStop soars 60% as ‘Roaring Kitty’, who drove meme craze, resurfaces

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 · World News

GameStop shares rallied dramatically on Monday after “Roaring Kitty,” the man who inspired the epic short squeeze of 2021, posted online for the first time in roughly three years. The…

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Neopets is under new management and planning a comeback in a vastly different era of gaming

Neopets is under new management and planning a comeback in a vastly different era of gaming

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 · Business

Neopets CEO Dominic Law speaking at the gamescom Asia event in Singapore. Ever since the $4 million takeover of Neopets in July, Law and his team have been…

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Microsoft closes  billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after lengthy regulatory review

Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after lengthy regulatory review

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 · World News

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., during the company’s Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul, Nov. 15, 2022. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft has closed its…

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Street Fighter, Resident Evil developer says it plans to tap on synergy between gaming and movies

Street Fighter, Resident Evil developer says it plans to tap on synergy between gaming and movies

September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 · Business

PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 01: Gamers play the video game ‘Street Fighter 6’ developed and edited by Capcom during Paris Games Week 2022 at Parc des Expositions Porte…

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Microsoft’s president on fresh bid for Activision Blizzard: ‘Up to the regulators’ to decide

Microsoft’s president on fresh bid for Activision Blizzard: ‘Up to the regulators’ to decide

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 · World News

Microsoft says it “really tried” to take the concerns of U.K. regulators to heart, before launching its fresh bid to take over Activision Blizzard — and it’s now…

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Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 · World News

Game enthusiasts and industry personnel walk between the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation exhibits at the E3 trade show on June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Christian…

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Microsoft-Activision deal moves closer as judge denies FTC injunction request

Microsoft-Activision deal moves closer as judge denies FTC injunction request

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 · World News

A federal judge in San Francisco has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft from completing its acquisition of video game publisher…

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Activision shares jump as British competition regulator drops key concern on Microsoft takeover

Activision shares jump as British competition regulator drops key concern on Microsoft takeover

March 24, 2023March 25, 2023 · World News

An Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into the Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console arranged in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 19,…

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Microsoft’s  billion Activision takeover in doubt as UK regulator raises competition concerns

Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover in doubt as UK regulator raises competition concerns

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 · World News

An Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into the Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console arranged in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 19,…

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China is showing signs its intense crackdown on the video game sector is easing

China is showing signs its intense crackdown on the video game sector is easing

November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 · Business

Chinese regulators have increased scrutiny on the domestic game sector over the past year and a half. But new batches of game approvals and positive steps on improving…

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Nintendo’s profit climbs on Switch machine, software sales

Nintendo’s profit climbs on Switch machine, software sales

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 · Entertainment

TOKYO — Japanese video game maker Nintendo recorded a 34% surge in its profit in the first half of the fiscal year on strong sales of products for…

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