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After the purchase of Activision Blizzard for $68 billion completes, Microsoft and its Xbox Games division would own 32 video game development studios. Here’s a list of those studios and the games they come with.

The blockbuster deal for the video game maker came together quickly and opportunistically.

With its $75 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, Microsoft aims to shake up the gaming industry by building out its library of blockbusters and bolstering its efforts to entice consumers onto its cloud-gaming service.

Investors fear Microsoft''s planned acquisition of Activision will bring more competition to Sony''s PlayStation and take away key games from Sony''s platforms.

Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard in an all-cash deal valued at $68.7 billion, to become the "third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony," the maker of Windows and Azure software said in an investor release; US airlines warn of disruptions from 5G; and Scripbox, Kula raise funds Read more

Futures Rebound Strongly From Overnight Rout As Yields Stabilize After what earlier looked like another assured overnight rout, especially after 10Y yields hit 1.90% and Brent rose as high as $89/bbl, US equity futures reversed earlier losses to trade higher as earnings optimism outweighed concerns over soaring bond yields and a 50bps March rate hike. As of 7:00am ET, emini S&P futures were up 14 points ot 0.3% to 4,585, Nasdaq futures were up 65 points or 0.44% and Dow futures were also in the green by 89 points or 0.25%. The dollar slumped after several days of sharp gains, the 10Y yield traded at 1.8826%, down from the session''s highest levels, and Brent was at $88.23. The prospect of accelerated policy tightening as well as concerns over the omicron variant and inflation hurting companies profits have whipsawed equities this year. The surge in Treasury yields has fueled a rotation out of expensive technology and growth shares and into cheaper parts of the market. Meanwhile, the 10Y yield has continued its aggressive push higher overnight, and hit a fresh 2 year high, rising just above 1.90% for the first time since Jan 2020, before retracing some of the move.

Microsoft is spending $69bln on the biggest tech deal ever looking to buy gaming firm Activision Blizzard. The move will give the tech giant access to

Microsoft has announced that its HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset is now available in India. For those who are unaware, mixed reality blends the physical and digital worlds covering the spectrum from augmented reality to virtual reality so that these worlds can co-exist and interact in real time.

The January 2022 updates that shipped last week included security patches and a fix for Japanese text appearance issues in Windows 11 (KB5009566) and Windows 10 (KB5009543)

New Delhi: Microsofts acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion is yet another play by the tech giant to secure its stake in the nascent Metaverse and bring more intellectual property (IP) under the Xbox and Game Pass umbrella, industry experts said on Wednesday. In the biggest deal ever in the Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

Nintendo has announced the next game coming to its Switch Online service: N64 platforming classic Banjo-Kazooie . The game is inextricably associated with the N64 its a collect-a-thon with blurry cartoon graphics and cute animal characters but this will actually mark the first time youll have been able to play it on Nintendo hardware since Microsoft bought original developer Rare in 2002. Rare did release a couple of spin-off titles for the Game Boy Advance, but the last major Banjo-Kazooie game was 2008s Nuts & Bolts for the Xbox 360. That game, as well as 360 ports of the original Banjo-Kazooie and sequel Banjo-Tooie , are also available on modern Xbox consoles through Game Pass and a compilation called Rare Replay . Banjo-Kazooie Continue reading

The deal would be a major step for Microsoft''s Xbox gaming brand in its battle against Sony''s PlayStation.