NetEase and Blizzard end 14 year agreement
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The deal which bought World of Warcraft to China

NetEase and Blizzard Entertainment plan to end their 14-year partnership after January, depriving the Chinese firm of a slice of revenue and suspending service for some of the country's most popular games. 

Microsoft bans 7 million Xbox accounts
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Breaching community guidelines

Software King of the World Microsoft has banned more than seven million Xbox accounts for breaching its community guidelines.

Microsoft admits update hurts gaming performance
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Will be fixed one of these days 

Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that its Windows 11 22H2 update is causing game performance issues for some users.  It will pause the update for affected devices until a fix is ready.

Did “Crypto King” lose crown over video game?
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Bankman-Fried playing League of Legends while company burned

After being crowned the "King Of Crypto" for eight days, Sam Bankman-Fried was made bankrupt, had to step down as CEO of his own company and faces federal charges. The BBC  seems to imply that it was his addiction to League of Legends might have had something to do with it.

EU to investigate Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal
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Moving to phase II of monopoly investigation

The European Commission has announced that, following its initial investigation into Microsoft's proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it will now be opening a more "in-depth" Phase 2 probe to determine the deal's likely impact on competition.