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Product recall of unbranded 620-in-1 classic mini games console entertainment system presenting a serious risk of electric shock and fire.
Product Recall for Games Console Charger presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
The CMA investigated the anticipated acquisition by Microsoft Corporation of Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Location: Studland Bay, Poole, England.
The CMA has today issued updated provisional findings in its assessment of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision.
The CMA has today launched a consumer law investigation into the auto-renewal practices of Nintendo Switch, Playstation and Xbox.
A CMA investigation has provisionally concluded that Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that Microsoft’s anticipated purchase of Activision Blizzard could substantially lessen competition in gaming consoles, multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming services (game streaming).
The sale of Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft substantially addresses previous concerns and opens the door to the deal being cleared, the CMA said today.
The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
The CMA has today launched a consumer law investigation into Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox to find out whether their auto-renewal terms are unfair.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Console Suicide Prevention Ltd, registered charity number 1153096.
Commission gives public notice of intention to issue order under Section 84B of the Charities Act 2011.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a pair of Italian console tables.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Culture Minister places temporary export bar on significant and rare items.
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