A US federal court awards Activision $14.46M+ in its 2022 civil lawsuit accusing EngineOwning of violating the DMCA by selling Call of Duty cheating software
Owned. — A high-profile video game cheat maker has been ordered to pay Activision over $14 million in damages and hand over its domain name.
Two professional gamers sue Activision Blizzard in the US, alleging the company is unlawfully monopolizing the market for Call of Duty leagues and tournaments
Video game maker Activision Blizzard has been hit with a U.S. lawsuit claiming it restricts competition for organized gaming involving its flagship franchise “Call of Duty.”
A summary of the final day and closing arguments in the FTC v. Microsoft hearing; the FTC focused most of its case on Call of Duty and Xbox console exclusivity
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Sony accidentally revealed confidential PlayStation information and its Call of Duty revenue by redacting a court document with a Sharpie, revealed after a scan
Sony highly confidential information about its PlayStation business has just been revealed by mistake.
EU regulators approve Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard deal after the company made concessions over giving rivals access to Call of Duty and other games
The green light follows objections to the blockbuster deal by American and British regulators on the grounds that it would undercut competition.
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets
but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Reuters : UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies Rebekah Valentine / IGN : Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard, and the CMA: ...
Microsoft tells the UK CMA that 10 years is long enough for Sony to develop Call of Duty alternatives and that “there is no basis” to offer a longer agreement
Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle :
Replying to the FTC's lawsuit, Microsoft bizarrely claims not to know when Call of Duty was first released or have details on Activision's budget and resources
But now that gamers and regulators are worrying Microsoft might keep Call of Duty from appearing on Sony's PlayStation …
Microsoft's president discusses the FTC reportedly blocking the Activision Blizzard acquisition and says the company offered Sony a 10-year Call of Duty deal
Far from harming competition, it'll allow us to compete against more powerful companies through innovation.