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Halo Infinite developers are “very committed” to Holiday 2021 release, says Phil Spencer

Abhishek Ogale — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:33:52 +0000

Xbox Head, Phil Spencer says that the Halo Infinite developers are committed for a Holiday 2021 release. During the Dropped Frames Podcast, episode 280, Phil Spencer said, “For us, we know kind of our range in the 3-4 week range,” said Spencer. “We don’t have yet the exact day – there’s some other things with…

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Microsoft’s purchase of ZeniMax Media approved by the EU

Abhishek Ogale — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:16:08 +0000

Back in September of 2020 it was announced that Microsoft will be acquiring ZeniMax Media the parent company of Bethesda Softworks. Back then, Phil Spencer, Xbox Head & VP of Gaming at Microsoft said that the deal will complete by the second half of 2021. The European Union has approved Microsoft’s purchase of ZeniMax Media.…

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Phil Spencer talks about future of Bethesda games on PlayStation

Abhishek Ogale — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:39:06 +0000

The head of Xbox and executive VP of gaming at Microsoft Phil Spencer recently addressed the topic every one has been curious about for the past few weeks, i.e. future of Bethesda games on PlayStation and other platforms. Spencer recently did an interview with Kotaku where Spencer was asked about the Zenimax deal, Halo Infinite,…

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Is Xbox looking to acquire even more video game studios?

Abhishek Ogale — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:26:04 +0000

Xbox could be looking to acquire even more game studios, according to a recent article published by CNET. In an interview with CNET, Satya Nadella(CEO of Microsoft) and Phil Spencer(VP of Games at Microsoft) talked about how acquiring Bethesda will be different from any previous game studio acquisitions and about the TikTok deal. “You can’t…

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What Microsoft’s ZeniMax(Bethesda) acquisition means for the gaming industry

Abhishek Ogale — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:50:08 +0000

Microsoft will be acquiring ZeniMax Media,the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion. This deal has the potential to make major changes in the industry as Xbox will now have the ability to keep games from Bethesda exclusive to Xbox platform. Microsoft was also looking to acquire WB Games but couldn’t as parent company…

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