How Call of Duty became Britain's post-Brexit battleground
What will become of the Activision Blizzard鈥檚 Call of Duty franchise?
Microsoft has found itself in a bitter war of words with both its gaming rival Sony and the UK authorities, over a multi-billion dollar takeover bid of games developer Activision Blizzard. So what is the future of Activision Blizzard鈥檚 Call of Duty franchise on Xbox or Playstation? And after the UK鈥檚 competition watchdog blocked the deal, what does it say for Britain鈥檚 post-Brexit business strategy?
Guest: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times.
Host: Jenny Kleeman.
Clips: CBS News, 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live, CNBC, Windows XP/Microsoft, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Xbox Series X/Microsoft, YouTube/@SpawnWave, 大象传媒 Newsnight.
Video game clips:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2/ Infinity Ward/Activision, World of Warcraft/Blizzard, Spyro Reignited Trilogy/Toys For Bob/Activision, Crash Bandicoot鈩� N. Sane Trilogy/Vicarious Visions/Activision, Candy Crush Saga/King.
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