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海外TECH	AppleInsider - Frontpage News	UK allows Microsoft's Activision deal with token change over cloud gaming	https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/13/uk-allows-microsofts-activision-deal-with-token-change-over-cloud-gaming?utm_medium=rss	The UK has reversed its ruling over Microsoft buying Activision touting a trivial revision about cloud gaming that it claims to be a big deal Even Microsoft described the UK s Competition and Markets Authority CMA as having a flawed understanding of this market and the way the relevant cloud technology actually works But that grasp of the cloud may be what has led to the new deal being approved The UK now says that Microsoft can buy Activision but the latter s cloud gaming rights must instead go to the independent firm Ubisoft Read more	2023-10-13 12:48:37
海外TECH	Engadget	Activision Blizzard now officially belongs to Microsoft	https://www.engadget.com/activision-blizzard-now-officially-belongs-to-microsoft-125053787.html?src=rss	The biggest acquisition in gaming history and one of the largest in the tech industry is in the books Twenty months after the deal was announced Microsoft has bought Activision Blizzard for billion the largest acquisition in the company s history CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer has asked Activision CEO Bobby Kotick to stay on until the end of at which point he ll be leaving the company It s been a long road filled with plenty of twists and turns to get to this point The UK s Competition and Markets Authority CMA initially blocked the deal in April though it and the companies agreed to pause Microsoft s appeal to try and resolve the regulator s reservations over the merger s impact on the cloud gaming industry An appeal tribunal approved a request to delay the proceedings nbsp In an attempt to win over the UK regulator Microsoft agreed to sell the cloud gaming rights for Activision Blizzard titles to Ubisoft That means that not only should Activision Blizzard s games be on Xbox Game Pass but they ll land on Ubisoft and any other game streaming service Ubisoft decides to work with Concerns about competition in the cloud gaming market was the CMA s reasoning for initially blocking Microsoft s takeover of Activision but the watchdog said in September that the Ubisoft concession opens the door to the deal being cleared A few weeks later the CMA has rubberstamped the merger Microsoft also signed year agreements with Nintendo and several cloud gaming companies to offer its titles on their platforms Those moves led to the European Union giving the merger the green light The bloc s competition officials reportedly didn t see anything in the amended merger agreement with the Ubisoft plan factored in that would prompt a fresh antitrust investigation nbsp The Federal Trade Commission s attempts to stop the deal over competition concerns haven t panned out The agency sued to block it in December and an evidentiary hearing in that case was slated to take place on August nd The FTC tried to temporarily block the merger with a preliminary injunction ahead of its administrative trial but a judge denied that effort nbsp The FTC still plans to challenge the merger If that effort is successful Microsoft could be forced to divest some or all of Activision Blizzard But for now the deal is done It means among other things that Activision Blizzard titles will be available on cloud gaming platforms for the first time since the publisher pulled its titles from GeForce Now in early Its games will surely join Game Pass in the very near future including on Xbox Cloud Gaming and they ll pop up on Ubisoft and other platforms Ubisoft works with Those waiting for Activision Blizzard s two biggest games of to hit Game Pass will certainly need to remain patient though The publisher has said Call of Duty Modern Warfare III and Diablo IV won t hit the service until next year Meanwhile Blizzard games are already coming to Steam rather than being siloed on the Battle net launcher We ll probably see them appearing on Xbox s PC app too For what it s worth in court filings Microsoft called Activision s strategy of releasing PC versions of Call of Duty titles exclusively on Battle net in a bid to grow the platform a resounding failure ASSOCIATED PRESSOne of the key reasons Microsoft gave for pursuing the deal was to accelerate its aim of becoming a major player in the mobile gaming market With Activision Blizzard pulling in billion in mobile revenue in the first six months of alone it will achieve that goal practically overnight nbsp King which is behind the hugely successful Candy Crush franchise generated more revenue billion than Activision billion in the first half of this year Thanks largely to the massive success of Diablo IV Blizzard brought in the most of the three units during that period with a hair over billion Still King had million monthly active users as of June th just over twice as many as Activision and Blizzard combined It recently emerged that Candy Crush Saga has generated over billion in lifetime revenue Blizzard has also been making a push into mobile gaming with the likes of Diablo Immortal Activision meanwhile has Call of Duty Mobile in its portfolio and Call of Duty Warzone Mobile is on the way The company said in its most recent earnings report Call of Duty has around million monthly players with over half of all engagement on the mobile platform As for exclusivity of future projects Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has promised to do whatever it takes to keep shipping Call of Duty games on PlayStation After months of refusing to do so Sony eventually signed a year pact just before the initial merger deadline of July th to keep that particular franchise on PlayStation conceding defeat in its efforts to halt the acquisition However Microsoft will likely opt to keep other Activision Blizzard games off of PlayStation platforms as it has done with ZeniMax Bethesda titles Redfall and Starfield as well as MachineGames upcoming Indiana Jones project Meanwhile many observers hope that Microsoft will help stamp out the alleged toxic workplace culture at Activision Blizzard Earlier this year Activision Blizzard paid million to settle SEC charges related to how it handled employees workplace misconduct complaints In the California Civil Rights Department formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued the company and accused it of fostering a frat boy culture in which female employees were harassed and discriminated against Activision Blizzard countersued the CRD in December The case hasn t been resolved In fact the CRD s lawsuit which along with other events sent Activision s stock tumbling set the ball rolling on Microsoft s acquisition of the company in the first place This article originally appeared on Engadget 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海外TECH	Engadget	Engadget Podcast: Meta Quest 3 and Pixel 8 reviews (Guest: Norm Chan from Tested)	https://www.engadget.com/engadget-podcast-meta-quest-3-pixel-8-reviews-123048988.html?src=rss	The Meta Quest is here and it s the best standalone VR headset we ve ever seen But is that enough to make people care about virtual reality In this episode Devindra and Senior Writer Sam Rutherford chat with Tested s Norm Chan about the Quest and Meta s mixed reality future While the company s vision of the metaverse is pretty sterile it s still nice to see Meta learning from the mistakes of the Quest Pro Be sure to check out Norm s hour long review of the Quest as well Sam also dives into his Pixel and Pixel Pro reviews as well as his thoughts about the Pixel Watch We also dive into Wired s retraction of an op ed claiming that Google manipulated your search queries as well as Twitter X s complete inability to deliver accurate news during the Hamas and Israel conflict Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice If you ve got suggestions or topics you d like covered on the show be sure to email us or drop a note in the comments And be sure to check out our other podcast Engadget News Subscribe iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsMeta Quest Review with Tested s Norm Chan Sam Rutherford s Pixel review We re finally excited about mobile AI again Other News Wired retracts op ed about Google changing search queries Israel Hamas conflict misinformation shows X moderation is completely broken Google reportedly pays Apple billion a year to remain iOS default search engine Sony finally announces PS Slim California passes Right to Repair law Working on Pop culture picks CreditsHosts Devindra Hardawar and Sam RutherfordGuest Norm ChanProducer Ben EllmanMusic Dale North and Terrence O BrienThis article originally appeared on Engadget at	2023-10-13 12:30:48
海外TECH	Engadget	Best Buy may end DVD and Blu-ray sales early next year	https://www.engadget.com/best-buy-may-end-dvd-and-blu-ray-sales-early-next-year-121318167.html?src=rss	The fight to keep DVD sales going is taking another big hit Best Buy is allegedly ending all physical media sales ーthat means Blu ray DVD and K Ultra HD ーin store and online The Digital Bits reported Multiple sources claim the move will occur in early possibly as soon as the first quarter The news of Best Buy s decision comes only a few weeks after Netflix ended its year DVD delivery service sending out its final copies on September Best Buy s exit from the DVD and Blu ray market leaves limited options in the United States Walmart which has a percent share of the market and Target still offer the discs at their physical stores while Redbox is holding on to rental kiosks Amazon stands as a major player online with Paramount recently releasing their Blu ray and K Steelbook exclusive titles on the site versus Best Buy Disc purchases have been dropping since streaming came on the scene According to the Digital Entertainment Group the first six months of saw a percent drop in physical products sold compared to the same period in Scondhand stores may be the best place to find DVDs for the time being unless they come back in fashion like vinyls nbsp This article originally appeared on Engadget at	2023-10-13 12:13:18
科学	NYT > Science	NASA’s Psyche Asteroid Mission Launch: What You Need to Know	https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/science/nasa-psyche-metal-asteroid-launch.html	The journey on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has been delayed this week by poor weather conditions	2023-10-13 12:28:25
科学	NYT > Science	Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Health Care Workers	https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/health/kaiser-permanente-labor-settlement.html	The proposed settlement follows a three day strike involving thousands of unionized workers in several states	2023-10-13 12:43:04