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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal: What you need to know

13 October 2023

Find out about the deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

What did Microsoft do to get the deal over the line?

Here's what the boss of Bethesda thinks about exclusivity

Why the UK games industry wants the merger to happen

And what Microsoft's got planned for the future

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