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Microsoft has offer ed Sony a 10-year contract to make each new "Call of Duty" release available on PlayStation the same day it comes to Xbox, according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Monday from a Microsoft executive. Sony's gaming chief Jim Ryan said in September that Microsoft's earlier offer to keep the popular game series made by Activision Blizzard on PlayStation for three years after the current agreement expires was inadequate. Xbox maker Microsoft's latest offer to Sony comes as it faces increased regulatory scrutiny over its $69 billion buyout deal for Activision Blizzard. The offer , made in January, has attracted regulatory headwinds in the European Union, Britain and in the United States, with Sony criticizing the deal and even calling for a regulatory veto. Reuters reported last month that Microsoft's remedy would consist mainly of a 10-year licensing deal to Playstation owner Sony. ...

Twitter said on Thursday that select content creators on the social media platform will be eligible to get a part of the advertising revenue the company earns. The content creators will get a share of revenue from ads displayed in their replies, Twitter said, adding that to be eligible the creators should be verified users with at least 5 million impressions on their posts in each of the last 3 months and have a Stripe payment account. Surprise! Today we launched our Creator Ads Revenue Sharing program. We’re expanding our creator monetization offer ing to include ads revenue sharing for creator s. This means that creator s can get a share in ad revenue , starting in the replies to their posts. This is part of our… — Twitter (@Twitter) July 13, 2023 Twitter is trying to draw more content creators to the platform. Earlier this year, the company allowed users to offer paid subscription to their content on the platform. Elon Musk, the billionaire who bough...

Google Meet is now rolling out 1080 resolution on its video calls , as it strives to com Pet e with Zoom and Microsoft Teams which already offer HD video resolutions. The new update is available only for the web currently and requires a camera with 1080p capabilities and is limited to two-person meetings. The feature has been made available for paid Google Meet versions along with Google One subscribers with at least 2TB of storage. Read: Mihoyo's new video Game tops download charts as big launches return to China Users will be required to upgrade their Google Meet manually, which hasn't been turned on by default. A pop-up from the change button will inform users that they can now let people see them in HD. Google Meet has also brought in new emoji reactions and automatic transcriptions in this new update. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/google-meet-to-now-offer-1080p-on-video-calls-TheFOXposts-20364.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium...

HELSINKI: Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland's Rovio Entertainment , the maker of the Angry Birds mobile Game , for 706 million euros ($775.8 million ), the companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, a 19% premium over Friday's closing price of 7.775 euros. Rovio, which has been conducting a strategic review, on Saturday said it was in talks with Sega over a possible tender offer. The Wall Street Journal had reported on Friday that a deal between the two companies was imminent. Israeli peer Playtika, had made a preliminary bid in January to buy Rovio for 683 million euros, but the Angry Birds maker confirmed last month talks had ended. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/sega-offers-776-million-for-angry-birds-maker-rovio-TheFOXposts-18963.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category...