Chris Young, Microsoft’s head of business development, is stepping down after four years with the company. Known for his pivotal role in major strategic deals, Young was instrumental in closing Microsoft’s historic $68.

Microsoft pushes buck against a report stating the Activision Blizzard acquisition hasn't helped Xbox Game Pass by claiming it's missing context.

A new report shows that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard hasn't been as helpful to Xbox Game Pass as the company hoped.

Chris Young, the chief of business development at Microsoft, who assisted in the software giant’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, is leaving his position after around four years, the company announced in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

Microsoft responded to an article suggesting that the purchase of Activision Blizzard didn't bring the company the expected benefits. In a statement, the Redmond-based giant denies the information present in the article.

Microsoft reportedly considered completely shutting down Xbox in 2021, prior to its acquisition of ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella could have shut down the Xbox division in 2021, but instead, he chose to double down by acquiring two of the most

Microsoft could be laying off even more employees within Xbox's gaming division following a year of similar cuts to its many subsidiaries.

Microsoft has mentioned a potential Xbox handheld a number of times in the past few years, with Phil Spencer (Xbox head honcho) mentioning in late 2024 that Microsoft loves "building devices". Speaking to Bloomberg, Spencer said this while declaring his admiration of handheld platforms: The "expectation is that we would do something" in that space.

Microsoft goes 'all-in' and brings its software catalog over to PlayStation 5 and break console exclusivity for more games.

Microsoft's games division has shrugged off reports that the Activision buyout has been disappointing for revenue growth, delivers clarifying statements.

Chris Young, who joined Microsoft in 2020, worked on the software company’s investments, its OpenAI relationship and the Activision Blizzard acquisition.