:Microsoft Corp said on Friday it signed a 10-year deal with Nware to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to the Spanish cloud-gaming platform, days after Britain blocked its $69 billion buyout of the 'Call of Duty' maker.The agreement marks the latest effort by Microsoft to ease fears its purchase of Ac
:Microsoft Corp said on Friday it signed a 10-year deal with Nware to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to the Spanish cloud-gaming platform, days after Britain blocked its $69 billion buyout of the"Call of Duty" maker.
"While it's still early for the emerging cloud segment in gaming, this new partnership combined with our other recent commitments will make more popular games available on more cloud game streaming services than they are today," Microsoft President Brad Smith said. It had also offered Sony - a vocal opponent of the deal - a 10-year"Call of Duty" license, in line with an agreement to bring the multi-billion dollar franchise to Nintendo's Switch.
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