Microsoft’s offer for Activision sets scene for blockbuster year for M&A in gaming
Take-Two Interactive Software said it will buy Zynga in a deal valued at $11bn
Sony shares slide 13% in wake of Microsoft’s $69bn Activision acquisition
Deal for Call of Duty games maker wiped $20bn from Sony’s valuation in a day
Gaming wars: Sony and Microsoft gear up with PS5 and Xbox launches
Pandemic forces console giants to innovate to retain share as gaming drifts online
Xbox Live and Nintendo Online collapse under increased demand
Online gaming services reported short-term outages, while home fitness apps boom
TV guide: 28 of the best shows to watch this week
Triggering Troubles documentary Lost Lives, plus the return of Outlander and The Great House Revival, Al Pacino in alt-history thriller Hunters, and two Friends with new shows
Star Wars: Battlefront and Quantum Break shine at Gamescom
Quantum Break TV series to star Shawn Ashmore and ‘Love-Hate’ actor Aidan Gillen
That’s entertainment: industry turns sights on better gaming
At E3 2015, it was all about gamers, with consoles and virtual reality top priorities
Xbox introduces ‘backwards compatibility’ for its new console
Up to 100 Xbox 360 titles will be available to play on Xbox One later this year, with both digital and disc-based games included in the move
Oculus unveils consumer Rift headset, new controllers
Company also links up with Microsoft to integrate Oculus with Windows
Television: Blizzard of oddballs trapped in a cold climate
Review: ‘Fortitude’, starring Sophie Grabol, Stanley Tucci and Christopher Ecclestone; Room to Improve; Phil Spencer: Secret Agent; Touched By Auschwitz; and How to Get Way With Murder
Even in tourism it’s about location, location, location
Phil Spencer swaps househunting for tourist-hunting in autumn push on British market
With the console wars over, the battle for the players began at E3
In contrast to last year, the big players are neck and neck in terms of titles so the big winners are the gamers
Xbox to take on Netflix with original shows
Microsoft ’s new Xbox television studio has already committed to six original TV shows
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