Microsoft signs a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision Blizzard acquisition (Shannon Liao/Washington Post)

Shannon Liao / Washington Post:
The NLRB says Activision Blizzard withheld raises from QA testers over their union activity; Activision is negotiating with Raven testers who voted to unionize  —  The National Labor Relations Board has investigated and found that video game titan Activision Blizzard withheld raises …

James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz:
Nintendo announces a new joint venture, called Nintendo Systems, with DeNA, which co-developed several Nintendo titles for mobile, including Fire Emblem Heroes  —  New subsidiary will open in April 2023, focusing on research and development to improve Nintendo’s digital business  —  At a glance

Brad Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft’s President discusses the FTC opposing the Activision Blizzard acquisition and says the company offered Sony a 10-year Call of Duty licensing deal  —  Far from harming competition, it’ll allow us to compete against more powerful companies through innovation.

Washington Post:
The FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, charging that the deal would allow Microsoft to suppress its competitors in gaming  —  The lawsuit marks FTC chair Lina Khan’s most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft’s gaming ambitions

Washington Post:
The FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, charging that the deal announced in January may suppress Microsoft’s gaming competitors  —  The lawsuit marks FTC chair Lina Khan’s most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft’s gaming ambitions

Josh Sisco / Politico:
Sources: the FTC is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal; FTC staff are skeptical of the companies’ arguments  —  The Federal Trade Commission is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover …