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Call of Duty agreement reached between Sony and Microsoft

Jennifer Goula
Call of Duty Agreement - PlayStation controller

It took about 18 months to negotiate, but the companies will keep the popular game on PlayStation. Sony and Microsoft have finally come to a deal regarding Call of Duty after their discussion regarding the game’s future began about a year and a half ago. They have decided that they will keep the game on PlayStation. The companies came to the decision to keep the app on PlayStation after Activision Blizzard is acquired. “We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call…

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Microsoft gets EU approval for Activision Blizzard acquisition

John Montgallo
Activision Blizzard Microsoft Acquisition EU approved

The European Union regulators granted the $69 billion deal its approval this week. Regulators in the European Union have granted Microsoft their approval for its $69 billion acquisition of the Activision Blizzard gaming company. This deal is subject to remedies Microsoft offered in order to assuage concerns over antitrust issues. The European Union’s executive arm, the European Commission, has stated that Microsoft offered remedies that have overcome antitrust concerns in the cloud gaming ecosystem. These remedies had to do with permitting users to use any cloud streaming platform to stream…

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Mobile games revenues now greater than earnings from those on consoles and PCs

John Montgallo
mobile games revenues

The industry has now shifted to the point that smartphones and tablets are the top earners for gaming. Mobile games revenue is being taken extremely seriously all of a sudden now that it has reached a significant landmark. Those earnings are now greater than those brought in by games on either consoles or PCs. The industry is now being forced to look at mobile gaming in a way they had not previously been doing. In 2017, mobile games revenues from smartphone and tablets combined are forecasted to represent 42 percent…

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Microsoft files patent for new augmented reality project

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Glasses

Microsoft is the latest addition to technology companies working on developing head-mounted augmented reality devices. The company has recently filed a patent for a new AR headset. The company has been very selective about the information it is sharing regarding its new project, but the device may be used for next generation gaming platforms. Early this year, news arose of Microsoft working on the Xbox 720, the successor to the massively successful Xbox 360. Given the company’s latest patent filing, the possibility of a new Xbox console may not be…

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Sony opens up about the augmented reality technology behind the Playstation Vita

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Video4

Augmented reality’s incorporation into the world of gaming is currently being championed by Japanese developer Sony and their new handheld device the Playstation Vita. In the months and weeks before the handheld console was released, Sony had touted the device as one of the most advanced gaming platforms ever made. This was mostly because of its use of augmented reality. The company kept the specific details of the technology used in the Vita under wraps, even in the days before its release. Now, however, Sony is finally willing to show…

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