Microsoft's Activision deal faces antitrust probes in Europe
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Microsoft does not want to do any deals yet

Software King of the World Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard faces in-depth probes in Brussels and the UK and it does not seem that Vole wants to do a back door deal to make the watchdogs go away.

Electronis Arts brings in kernel-level anti-cheat system
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Apparently, it will stop tampering and cheaters

Electronic Arts (EA) is launching a new kernel-level anti-cheat system that's been developed in-house to protect its games from tampering and cheaters.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey director is back in charge
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Never mind the "toxic" allegations, Jonathan Dumont rewarded with top job

A controversial Assassin's Creed Odyssey director is now apparently back in charge of another key project for Ubisoft.

Nvidia bundling higher-end RTX 30-series with Spider man
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Worth $59.99 which is not that great for a $1,099 card

The GPU maker named after a Roman vengence demon, Nvidia is bundling its higher-end RTX 30-series graphics cards with a copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered.

Tencent takes half of Ubisoft
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Half your company is now Chinese

Ubisoft has announced that Chinese tech giant Tencent has invested €300 million to buy half the company.