Microsoft pushes buck against a report stating the Activision Blizzard acquisition hasn't helped Xbox Game Pass by claiming it's missing context.

Microsoft responded to an article suggesting that the purchase of Activision Blizzard didn't bring the company the expected benefits. In a statement, the Redmond-based giant denies the information present in the article.

Microsoft posted strong Q2 2025 earnings, beating expectations with robust cloud and AI growth, though it faces challenges in maintaining its Cloud segment's rate of growth.

Microsoft's FY25 Q2 earnings reveal a decline in Xbox hardware revenue, while content and services revenue has increased. The company posted its latest earnings report on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.

Donald Trump seeks a "bidding war" for the app after years of pressure on ByteDance to sell its US operations over security concerns.

Chris Young, who joined Microsoft in 2020, worked on the software company’s investments, its OpenAI relationship and the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

Christopher Young was one of Microsoft's highest-paid executives, with a total compensation of $12 million in 2024

TikTok would be, by far, Microsoft's biggest acquisition to date. Other than Activision Blizzard, Microsoft previously paid $26bn for LinkedIn, $19.7bn for speech recognition company Nuance Communications, $8.5bn for Skype, and $7.5bn for Bethesda owner ZeniMax Media .

Microsoft refuted a recent report claiming the Activision Blizzard acquisition hasn't had a significant impact on Xbox Game Pass or its overall gaming business. The company highlighted the fact ...

Microsoft pulls in over $6.58 billion in revenue from its Xbox games division throughout Holiday 2024, driven primarily by software and services growth.

Xbox's shift towards more high-margin businesses like Xbox Game Pass appears to have helped make the games division more profitable in Holiday 2024.