Microsoft buys gaming firm ZeniMax Media for $7.5 bn
Microsoft on Monday announced it will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, adding muscle to its Xbox arm ahead of a fierce battle in the market for new gaming consoles.
Sep 21, 2020
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Microsoft on Monday announced it will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, adding muscle to its Xbox arm ahead of a fierce battle in the market for new gaming consoles.
Sep 21, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
The upcoming release of a ninth generation of games consoles by Sony and Microsoft is set to be a sales slam dunk with consumers seeking entertainment during pandemic confinement, but could it also be their swan song as the ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 video game console will cost $500 and launch Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, setting up a holiday battle with Microsoft's Xbox Series X over whose new console will turn up under more trees ...
Sep 17, 2020
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Microsoft said Wednesday its next-generation Xbox game console will launch on November 10, with an estimated starting price of $499.
Sep 9, 2020
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Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it will launch a small Xbox S game console priced at $299 in November.
Sep 8, 2020
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Halo Infinite, the next instalment of celebrated video game franchise, is being delayed until next year, its developer said, meaning the blockbuster title will not be available when Microsoft launches its new console later ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Microsoft said Thursday its cloud video game service will debut in September as a feature available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Jul 17, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Video game fans finally got their first look at the PlayStation 5.
Jun 12, 2020
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Spending on video games in the US jumped to a new April record as locked-down consumers sought refuge in play, industry figures released Friday showed.
May 22, 2020
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Some 126 million people are playing "Minecraft" monthly and more than 200 million copies of the building and exploration game have been sold as online play surges during the pandemic.
May 19, 2020
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