Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S dominated UK Black Friday console sales
Nintendo’s console narrowly edged out Microsoft’s last week
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UK regulator investigating Apple, Google ‘duopoly on mobile ecosystems’
The CMA has launched a probe into mobile browsers and cloud gaming
The Witcher 3 director’s new studio has secured investment from NetEase
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz says “funding was the last missing piece needed to go full throttle”
Microsoft’s UK Black Friday deals include £60 off Xbox Series S consoles
Plus 36% off controllers and up to 75% off games
Modern Warfare 2 is already close to topping Vanguard’s lifetime sales in Europe
And for the first time in over a year, Switch didn’t top European hardware sales last month
PS5 is the joint fourth-fastest console to hit 2 million sales in the UK
Sony’s latest system reached the milestone in 98 weeks
Rivals asked for feedback on Xbox’s Activision deal in leaked EU questionnaire
The EU is gathering competitors’ opinions on the proposed acquisition
UK competition watchdog sets March 2023 deadline for ruling on Xbox’s Activision deal
The CMA is currently conducting an in-depth probe of the proposed acquisition
Microsoft files its case for Activision acquisition with EU competition regulator
The European Commission has set a provisional deadline of November 8 to rule on the deal
Xbox’s Activision deal reportedly set for in-depth probes in the UK and Europe
It’s claimed the UK competition regulator will expand its inquiry, and EU ones will carry out “an extensive investigation”
