Tom Warren

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Broadcom’s $61 billion deal to acquire VMWare. Following an in-depth “Phase 2” review, the CMA found that Broadcom’s deal to buy VMWare “would not substantially reduce competition in the supply of server hardware components in the UK.” It’s one of the biggest tech acquisitions ever, behind Dell’s $67 billion EMC deal and Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years, Starfield, has officially gone gold ahead of its debut on September 6th. Preloads will be available for Xbox Series S / X and the Microsoft Store on Windows on August 17th, with preloads for Steam starting on August 30th. If you need a refresher on what Starfield will be like to play, watch 45 minutes of Starfield gameplay right here.