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Microsoft Is (Of Course) Not Giving Up On Activision Buyout In UK, Announces New Cloud Deal

Microsoft was dealt a blow by the UK's Competition & Markets Authority this week when the agency said it would move to block the Xbox company's $68.7 billion buyout of…

Activision-Blizzard Buyout Drama Heats Up – Unlocked 583

Microsoft makes 10-year deals to bring Call of Duty to other platforms with not one but TWO different companies in an effort to get regulators to approve the Activision-Blizzard acquisition.…

Major Video Game Union CWA Calls For Regulators To Approve Microsoft’s Activision Buyout

Major video game labor union Communication Workers of America urged the European Commission to approve the pending Microsoft-Activision merger. Representatives of the union sent a letter to the executive vice…

Microsoft CEO Defends Proposed Activision Blizzard Buyout

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has spoken up to defend his company's blockbuster proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying it will help generate even more competition in the gaming space, not…

FTC moves to block Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout

The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a suit to stop Microsoft's pending $69 billion deal to acquire games giant Activision-Blizzard, creating the most significant obstacle to the acquisition to…

Microsoft Buyout Of Activision Blizzard Approved In Another Region

Microsoft's bid to purchase Activision Blizzard continues to push ahead. Reuters reports that Serbia has now cleared the deal "unconditionally."This follows similar approvals in places like Brazil and Saudi Arabia.…

Xbox Launches a Website to Show the Benefits of Its Activision Blizzard Buyout

Microsoft has launched a website to show the benefits of Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a deal that's been widely scrutinised for its potential effects on the industry.

Sony Pleased With Xbox-Activision Buyout Investigation: ‘Major Negative Implications for Gamers’

UK regulators are still looking into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision and Sony says that it wants to protect gamers by keeping games like Call of Duty on PlayStation.

Microsoft’s Activision buyout faces heightened scrutiny in the UK

The United Kingdom's top competition watchdog has raised concerns over the pending $69 billion Microsoft-Activision buyout, saying that the combination of the two massive companies could substantially damage competition in…