Los Angeles, CA – May 23, 2024 – Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) has once again thrown open the doors to its ambitious, perpetually-in-development space simulation, Star Citizen, offering a limited-time free-to-play opportunity that coincides with its annual DefenseCon event. This initiative allows prospective pilots to explore the sprawling, ever-expan
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The landscape of the global video game industry was fundamentally altered in early 2022 when Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion. While the headlines focused on the sheer scale of the deal—the largest in the history of the tech sector—a closer look at Activision Blizzard’s internal financial
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