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Why a $10bn Discord sale might not be in tune with the messaging platform's fans

The company is reportedly in talks over a deal with Microsoft but some users don't want it to be swallowed up by the tech giant.

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Daily Crunch: Trump pardons Anthony Levandowski

On his way out the door, President Donald Trump pardons a former Googler, Jack Ma reappears and Wattpad gets acquired. This is your Daily Crunch for January 20, 2021.The big story: Trump pardons Antho

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Valve and five PC games publishers fined $9.4M for illegal geo-blocking

A lengthy antitrust investigation into PC games geo-blocking in the European Union by distribution platform Valve and five games publishers has led to fines totalling €7.8 million (~$9.4 million) afte

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EA to acquire Codemasters for $1.2 billion

Everybody thought the deal was done — Take-Two was supposed to acquire Codemasters for nearly $1 billion. Take-Two even reached an agreement with the board of Codemasters. But Electronic Arts crashed

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Review: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is ahead of its time

Arriving seven years after the Xbox One first launched, the new Microsoft Xbox Series X console lands in a different world and a very different Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft is embracing subscription bun

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Microsoft doubles down on gaming with $7.5 billion deal for ZeniMax

People walk past the Microsoft store in New York, U.S., June 4, 2018. /VCG Xbox maker Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would acquire ZeniMax Media for 7.5 billion U.S. dollars in cash, its big

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Global Business Daily: Deutsche Bank cuts, Tiffany suit, homeworking

"Coronavirus has further changed the demands placed on advisory services and the branch business."These are the words Philipp Gossow, chief operating officer Germany at Deutsche Bank AG, used to expl

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Daily Crunch: This TikTok deal is pretty confusing

Companies send out conflicting messages about the TikTok deal, Microsoft acquires a gaming giant and the WeChat ban is temporarily blocked. This is your Daily Crunch for September 21, 2020.The big st

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Microsoft snaps up Fallout creator for $7.5bn

The tech giant and maker of Xbox games consoles announced the deal as pre-Christmas competition with PS5 maker Sony heats up.

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Microsoft set to acquire Bethesda parent ZeniMax for $7.5B

Microsoft this morning announced plans to acquire ZeniMax Media Inc. for $7.5 billion in cash. The gaming holding company is the parent to a number of high profile pub