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By Martin Peers
· · Source: Bloomberg

The head of Microsoft’s Xbox said the company was “evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard,” Bloomberg reported, the latest sign of growing pressure on Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. Two days ago the Wall Street Journal reported that Kotick had known more than he had let on about sexual misconduct allegations made against staffers and that he had not fully informed...

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