Software firm behind Call of Duty’s online services records €3.6m Irish profit
Revenues rise to €31.5 million at Dublin’s Demonware, which is part of Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard
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Call of Duty owner Activision Blizzard records €2.5m profit in Ireland
Creator of Candy Crush sees profits increase by nearly 220% over extended financial year
Tech sector lay-offs keep coming
In Ireland, Google and Three have flagged job losses at their operations while there are concerns for jobs at Activision Blizzard after Microsoft said it would cut 1% of the games unit’s staff globally
UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision
Deal worth $69bn is the largest in gaming history
Global shares rise on the eve of US inflation data
Insulation specialist Kingspan and a number of other big hitters drove index in Dublin up 2.2%
US judge denies attempt to block Microsoft’s Activision deal
British competition watchdog also agrees to reopen talks on $75bn video games merger
EU gives green light to Microsoft’s €63 billion Activision deal
EU sign off follows opposition from UK and US regulators
UK regulator drops key concern on Microsoft’s €70bn Activision deal
Surprise reversal clears substantial roadblock to approving tech giant’s acquisition of Call of Duty maker
Microsoft plans mobile games app store to rival Apple and Google
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says store could launch as soon as next year if regulators clear Activision Blizzard deal
UK regulator deals blow to Microsoft’s €70bn Activision deal
Competition and Markets Authority proposes sell-off of blockbuster Call of Duty franchise as price for green-lighting record acquisition
Chipmaker Broadcom in talks to buy VMware for up to €47bn
Takeover by chip industry’s arch-consolidator would mean a windfall for Michael Dell
Dismissal dispute between video game company and manager is resolved
Details of agreement reached not disclosed to High Court
Megacap tech firms with $600bn of cash could drive wave of deal-making
Experts believe conditions are right for number of high-value deals to occur this year
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