studio Amazon Games Orange County, which will ship the game for PCs and consoles at an unspecified date.The payout comes after a deal with the federal government.
Google is still taking a financial hit over allegations it misled customers with Pixel 4 ads. The company has agreed to pay Texas $8 million to settle claims it paid radio hosts for"deceptive" testimonials about the Pixel 4 even though the DJs couldn't use the phone beforehand. The ads continued even though Google was aware it was breaking the law.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the state settlement was important as Google has"significant influence," and no large company should expect"special treatment." The tech giant already reached a $9 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and six other states.The deal still faces an uphill battle in the US and the UK.
As expected, the European Union has rubberstamped Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The European Commission said Microsoft will have to ensure full compliance with the commitments it has made to offer its games on other platforms, particularly cloud gaming services. Activision does not yet offer its titles on cloud gaming services. If Microsoft offered Activision games exclusively on its own cloud service, that could have impaired competition, the EU warned.