The major players in gaming industry

Microsoft is setting its sights on becoming the ‘Netflix of video games’ with its Game Pass online platform that allows users to download games or play them via the cloud. — AFP Relaxnews

Video game companies are fighting it out for a slice of an industry worth an estimated US$300bil, with a series of acquisitions leaving four giants and a clutch of feisty independents.

British regulators finally gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Call Of Duty maker Activision Blizzard on Friday, paving the way for the biggest buyout in video game history.