Xbox’s Phil Spencer Reflects On “Dark Days” During Microsoft-Activision Buyout Process
When Microsoft was in the regulatory process of acquiring Activision Blizzard, there were some "dark days," Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in an interview with IGN. He said Microsoft…
Microsoft-Activision Deal to Continue Facing Legal Challenge From FTC
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to continue pursuing its legal challenge against the Microsoft–Activision Blizzard deal despite recent setbacks. The decision comes as a bit of a…
Microsoft-Activision Deal Provisionally Approved in UK
Microsoft has almost cleared the final hurdle in its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) — the only regulator holding the deal back from closing…
Microsoft/Activision Deal Looking All But Certain As UK Gives Preliminary Approval
After months of deliberation, the final hurdle in front of Xbox's planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard is all but cleared. The last holdout, United Kingdom's regulatory board, the…
Gamers’ Lawsuit Against Microsoft-Activision Deal Chucked Out of the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an emergency request to halt Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The frivolous lawsuit was filed by a group of “gamers,” who decided to go…
Appeals court denies FTC bid to delay Microsoft-Activision acquisition
One of the last major hurdles to the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard appears to have been cleared.
FTC Is Denied Appeal In Microsoft-Activision Case
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for injunctive relief in its case against Microsoft has been further denied in appellate court by the Ninth Circuit just two days after the…
FTC’s Microsoft-Activision Merger Appeal Praised by US Senator
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has praised the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for not giving up its fight against the Microsoft-Activision deal. The FTC is continuing to seek a preliminary injunction,…
FTC Moves To Appeal This Week’s Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Court Decision
Following Microsoft's recent win against the Federal Trade Committee in US federal court, the company may once again be taken to the stand. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved…
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