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This is the acquisition that never ends. Yes it goes on and on, my friend.

As reported on several times last week, the only remaining hurdle standing in the way of Microsoft closing the deal on their Activision Blizzard acquisition was the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Microsoft and the CMA got together on Monday, July 17th as planned to try to either finalize a deal that would satisfy the CMA.

After a few hours of talks today, both sides agreed that Microsoft...

Sure, Destiny 2 has gotten real damn close to jumping the shark on promotional tie-ins already with the partnership with Rockstar Energy and Pop-Tarts, but this one is taking it to a whole nother level. Customers on UK Virgin Fibre will get an exclusive Sparrow in Destiny 2. Those with Virgin Fibre will be able to claim a code from the Virgin Media website prior to December 13. This code will unlock the Sparrow for immediate use when the game launches on September 6. Yes, we're now...

Sure, Destiny 2 has gotten real damn close to jumping the shark on promotional tie-ins already with the partnership with Rockstar Energy and P...

Nintendo revealed that the recently released Switch hit 80,000 units sold throughout the UK in its opening weekend. To put that into perspective, that figure is double the number of Wii U consoles that were sold during its opening weekend in 2013. Sadly, it fell well short of the 113,000 figure mark that the Nintendo 3DS sold during its debut weekend. It also didn't come close to hitting the 150,000 units sold by the Xbox One launch or the 250,000 hit by the PlayStation 4 launch. The...

Nintendo revealed that the recently released Switch hit 80,000 units sold throughout the UK in its opening weekend. To put that into perspective,...

Authorities in the U.K. have arrested six male teens that they say are members of Lizard Squad in connection to the cyber-attacks that brought down PlayStation Network and Xbox Live at various points over the past year.
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Authorities in the U.K. have arrested six male teens that they say are members of Lizard Squad in connection to the cyber-attacks that brought...

In one week, Titanfall helped the Xbox One sell 96% more Xbox One units than the previous week. Titanfall is part of a £399 bundle deal in the area.

According to Eurogamer, that bundle alone accounted for 70% of all Xbox One hardware sold during that week. According to Chart-Track, sales of Titanfall are double the sales of the former Xbox One best-seller in the area, FIFA 14.

Other big sellers in the UK include Dark Souls 2, which sold 20% more copies than...

In one week, Titanfall helped the Xbox One sell 96% more Xbox One units than the previous week. Titanfall is part of a £399 bundle deal in the...

A forum post on the official League of Legends website shows that some users in the UK are having troubles updating their game due to the anti-porn filter their government put in place.

Apparently, a few files included in the update process contain the word "sex" and are thus not able to obtain the files while updating. I kid you not.
ISPs are blocking any URLs that contai...

A forum post on the official League of Legends website shows that some users in the UK are having troubles updating their game due to the anti-porn...