Like fellow corporate leviathon EA, Activision receives a lot of criticism for the way it operates in the industry. Whether it’s hiking up prices of DLC, churning out unimaginative sequels or over hyping their latest blockbuster, they often walk a very thin line between love and hate, even amongst their most dedicated fans.
The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.
Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.
MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.
Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.
The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.
The legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition continues. The house of Xbox just scored a major point but the FTC is firing back.
Yeah man I think Microsoft here getting to probe is kinda wrong unless you only have accessed to necessary information not complete access imo.
Obviously they aren't giving them the password to Sony's computers and telling them "help yourself."
Maybe Microsoft should also talk and get help from their "congressional influencers" at The Capital. They had plenty to say on the matter before the acquisition. They are mighty quiet after the purchase went through. Almost as if they had a stake in the matter.
Could you perhaps explain how this is related? I'm honestly curious since you seem to bring it up rather often.
You should be careful upsetting Sony too much Microsoft.
You might need them to sell your subpar games soon.
This isn't a major victory. They're essentially being allowed to call witnesses in regards to agreements they reached with Sony and Ubisoft which was initially blocked because Microsoft didn't make the request through the proper channels. This case is dead, there is no way the ftc will be allowed to unwind this acquisition.
they probably know case is death but want some proof to sue them for a few millions regarding other stuff, the ftc loves to sue everyone, be sure that as soon as all this end they will just go sue MS and end in a settlement.
I know EA are pretty bad but unlike Activision at least you can play on their games with at least passable quality
I don't think Activision games are poor quality because they function well and have good graphics. The problem is they just have no soul or personality, they are just pumped out to make money instead of creating a fun rememberable experience for gamers. Their games feel bland and generic. They also know how to milk their franchises to death.
You know Activision don't have high standards when their devs (Infinity Ward) brag about fish AI (Super Mario 64 had that in 96) and mantling over stuff in COD Ghosts. Amazing.