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How Call of Duty became Britain's post-Brexit battleground

What will become of the Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty franchise?

Microsoft has found itself in a bitter war of words with both its gaming rival Sony and the UK authorities, over a multi-billion dollar takeover bid of games developer Activision Blizzard. So what is the future of Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty franchise on Xbox or Playstation? And after the UK’s competition watchdog blocked the deal, what does it say for Britain’s post-Brexit business strategy?

Guest: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times.

Host: Jenny Kleeman.

Clips: CBS News, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live, CNBC, Windows XP/Microsoft, ChatGPT/OpenAI, Xbox Series X/Microsoft, YouTube/@SpawnWave, 91Èȱ¬ Newsnight.

Video game clips:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2/ Infinity Ward/Activision, World of Warcraft/Blizzard, Spyro Reignited Trilogy/Toys For Bob/Activision, Crash Bandicootâ„¢ N. Sane Trilogy/Vicarious Visions/Activision, Candy Crush Saga/King.

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