Microsoft news recap: Satya Nadella confident of Activision acquisition approval, more Xbox games available to play without connection, and more

Jack Wilkinson

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Microsoft Docs moves to new home at Microsoft Learn

It has been announced that Microsoft Docs has moved to Microsoft Learn. This change means that the URL has changed from docs.microsoft.com to learn.microsoft.com/docs, but that all bookmarks will continue to work.

Microsoft Docs moves to new home at Microsoft Learn - OnMSFT.com - September 21, 2022

Microsoft and BBC Earth join to bring Frozen Planet II to Minecraft

Microsoft has partnered with BBC Earth in order to bring Frozen Plant II to Minecraft Education Edition.  There will be five free worlds made available, with the first having already launched on September 21 on Minecraft Education Edition and Minecraft Bedrock.

Microsoft and BBC Earth join to bring Frozen Planet II to Minecraft - OnMSFT.com - September 21, 2022

Satya Nadella is confident that Activision deal will be approved, he tells Bloomberg

In a rare break with his silence on the matter, Satya Nadella has said that he is confident that the deal for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard will be approved, whilst implying that letting the acquisition proceed will help competition in the industry.

Satya Nadella is confident that Activision deal will be approved, he tells Bloomberg - OnMSFT.com - September 22, 2022

More Xbox games can now be played without connecting to the net

This week’s Xbox update has removed the need for an online check-in for physical Xbox One game discs on Xbox Series X consoles.

That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Microsoft news.