{"id":2682,"date":"2022-11-18T21:31:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T21:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/activision-blizzard-says-claims-google-paid-it-360m-are-false\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T13:34:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T13:34:30","slug":"activision-blizzard-says-claims-google-paid-it-360m-are-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/activision-blizzard-says-claims-google-paid-it-360m-are-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision Blizzard Says Claims Google Paid It $360m Are False"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Epic\u2019s <\/strong>authorized battle with Apple <\/strong>and Google<\/strong> allowed for some fairly salient items of knowledge to change into public, and although on Thursday it appeared like a brand new nugget had simply dropped, that doesn\u2019t appear to be the case.<\/p>\n

Reuters reported that Google struck a take care of Activision Blizzard<\/strong> to the tune of $360 million<\/strong>, by which Google would pay Activision, and in return, Activision would stop growth on a rival app retailer.<\/p>\n

The report additionally claimed that Activision was one among 24 firms who struck a deal like this, although maybe not all of them had been as excessive in worth.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Reuters report nevertheless, Activision has been the primary to step out and put these claims down as false.<\/p>\n

Government vice chairman of company affairs at Activision Blizzard, Lulu Cheng Meservey said clearly that the claims made within the now unredacted lawsuit are false.<\/p>\n

\u201cEpic is accusing Activision Blizzard\u2019s associate Google of Paying us to not compete with them.\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be clear: that\u2019s false. Google by no means requested us, pressured us, or made us agree to not compete with them \u2013 and we\u2019ve already submitted paperwork and testimony disproving this nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Epic is accusing Activision Blizzard\u2019s associate Google of paying us to not compete with them.<\/p>\n

To be clear: that is false.<\/p>\n

Google by no means requested us, pressured us, or made us agree to not compete with them – and we\u2019ve already submitted paperwork and testimony disproving this nonsense.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) November 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Different firms listed in these 24 embrace Nintendo<\/strong>, Tencent<\/strong>, and Ubisoft<\/strong>, although now that Activision has stepped as much as refute the declare involving it, it\u2019ll be curious to see who else steps as much as deny the accusation.<\/p>\n

Supply \u2013 [Reuters via VGC]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n