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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase

7th July 2022 Business News, Consoles, Mobile, PC, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority have confirmed that an official investigation has begun in regards to Microsoft purchasing Activision Blizzard

F1 2022 races way to #1 in UK Boxed Charts despite lower sales

7th July 2022 Business News, Consoles, Games, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on F1 2022 races way to #1 in UK Boxed Charts despite lower sales

The GfK UK boxed top 10 between June 25, 2022 and July 02, 2022

[From the industry] Adverty’s advertising technology BrainImpression now available within Oracle Moat Analytics

5th July 2022 Business News, Development News, Media & PR, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on [From the industry] Adverty’s advertising technology BrainImpression now available within Oracle Moat Analytics

Adverty has announced a collaboration with Oracle Moat to provide enhanced measurement and verification across in-game ad environments

Critical Path: July 2022 – Highlights for the month ahead!

4th July 2022 Business News, Consoles, Event News, Games, PC, Publishing, Regulars, Retail, VR & AR Comments Off on Critical Path: July 2022 – Highlights for the month ahead!

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes slashes it’s way to #1 on UK Boxed Charts

28th June 2022 Business News, Consoles, Games, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes slashes it’s way to #1 on UK Boxed Charts

The GfK UK boxed top 10 between June 19, 2022 and June 25, 2022

Wizards of the Coast set to charm the world as it boosts EMEA team

27th June 2022 Business News, Games, Media & PR, People, Retail Comments Off on Wizards of the Coast set to charm the world as it boosts EMEA team

The EMEA team at Wizards of the Coast has seen several change ups, including both new hires and promotions

PS Plus Premium service launches in UK & Europe

23rd June 2022 Business News, Consoles, Games, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on PS Plus Premium service launches in UK & Europe

PlayStation has rolled out PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Premium and PS Plus Extra in the UK and Europe as of today

Horizon Forbidden West returns to #1 on UK Boxed Charts

21st June 2022 Business News, Consoles, Games, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on Horizon Forbidden West returns to #1 on UK Boxed Charts

The GfK UK boxed top 10 between June 12, 2022 and June 18, 2022

Fall Guys goes free-to-play today

21st June 2022 Consoles, Development News, Games, PC, Publishing, Retail Comments Off on Fall Guys goes free-to-play today

Epic Games’ Fall Guys has gone free-to-play today, alongside launching on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5

Xbox, PlayStation and Intel expect hardware shortages to continue

17th June 2022 Business News, Consoles, PC, Retail Comments Off on Xbox, PlayStation and Intel expect hardware shortages to continue

Xbox CFO Tim Stuart has said that he expects supply chain issues to continue until at least 2023