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  2. FTC v. Microsoft - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against multinational technology corporation Microsoft and video game holding company Activision Blizzard in 2022. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought a temporary injunction against Microsoft in its effort to acquire Activision Blizzard.

  3. Video game addiction - Wikipedia

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    Video game addiction is a broader concept than internet gaming addiction, but most video game addiction is associated with internet gaming. APA suggests, like Khan, [14] the effects (or symptoms) of video game addiction may be similar to those of other proposed psychological addictions.

  4. Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year.

  5. Internet addiction disorder - Wikipedia

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    Video game addiction (VGA), also known as gaming disorder or internet gaming disorder, is generally defined as a psychological addiction that is problematic, compulsive use of video games that results in significant impairment to an individual's ability to function in various life domains over a prolonged period of time.

  6. How a dire shortage of video game consoles helped prove that ...

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    A run on consoles during the pandemic allowed researchers to test whether gaming causes changes in the mental well-being of players.

  7. Video game–related health problems - Wikipedia

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    Game addiction problems can induce repetitive strain injuries, skin disorders or other health issues. Other problems include video game-provoked seizures in patients with epilepsy. [1] In rare and extreme cases, deaths have resulted from excessive video game playing (see Deaths due to video game addiction). [2]

  8. Microsoft settles video gamers' lawsuit over Activision takeover

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

  9. Microsoft's LinkedIn settles advertisers' lawsuit over ... - AOL

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    (Reuters) -LinkedIn agreed to pay $6.625 million to settle a proposed class action accusing the Microsoft unit of overcharging advertisers by inflating how many people watched video ads on its ...