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November 9, 2022
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Forbes

It Sounds Like ‘Call Of Duty’ 2023 Will Be . . . Another ‘Modern Warfare II’

This makes a lot of sense in an era of live-service games, seasonal Battle Passes and—in Call Of Duty’s case—the free-to-play Battle Royale game, Warzone.

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TechCrunch

Microsoft’s $68.7BN play for Activision heads for in-depth EU antitrust probe too

“The Commission’s preliminary investigation shows that the transaction may significantly reduce competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games, including multi-game subscription services and/or cloud game streaming services, …

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Ars Technica

Patches for 6 zero-days under active exploit are now available from Microsoft

Two of the zero-days are high-severity vulnerabilities in Exchange that, when used together, allow hackers to execute malicious code on servers. Tracked as CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082, these vulnerabilities came to light in September.

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IGN

Halo Infinite Promises Shorter Seasons, More Consistent Content Drops, and ‘Bigger Things to Come’

As Halo Infinite’s Winter Update arrives, 343 Industries has taken the time to thank its fans for their patience and support alongside promising shorter seasons, more consistent content drops, and “bigger things to come” in the future.

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TechCrunch

Instagram rolls out an in-app scheduling tool to all professional accounts

The new tool allows businesses and creators to schedule their posts in advance without having to use third-party apps or Creator Studio. Social media managers and creators have long relied on third-party tools to schedule posts on Instagram, so the new …

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U.S. News & World Report

EU Investigates Microsoft’s Deal to Buy Activision Blizzard

The European Union has launched an investigation into Microsoft’s planned takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard, fearing the $69 billion deal would distort fair competition in the market. By Associated Press.

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IGN

Nintendo and Mobile Company DeNA Establish a Joint Venture Company Called Nintendo Systems

Nintendo and DeNA, the mobile company responsible for helping Nintendo develop Super Mario Run, Mario Kart Tour, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and more, have established a joint venture company called Nintendo Systems. Nintendo announced the news as …

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TechTarget

Microsoft resolves 6 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday

Microsoft resolved two lingering Exchange Server vulnerabilities, but administrators will have several Windows zero-days to contend with this month. In total, Microsoft addressed 81 CVEs for November Patch Tuesday with 16 vulnerabilities coming from …

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Dark Reading

Microsoft Quashes Bevy of Actively Exploited Zero-Days for November Patch Tuesday

Microsoft finally patched the publicly known “ProxyNotShell” and Mark of the Web (MotW) security vulnerabilities in its penultimate monthly security update for 2022 — two of six zero-day bugs under active exploit in the wild. The targeted zero-days are …

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Search Engine Land

Instagram’s in-app post scheduling tool now available to professional accounts

Instagram has just rolled out its new in-app post-scheduling tool for creators and businesses. The new tool lets you schedule Reels, Photo, and Carousel posts up to 75 days in advance. How it works. You’ll be able to schedule Reels by:.

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