The agency is walking away from its biggest tech antitrust push, clearing the way for Microsoft’s gaming empire to expand ...

B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest, Reuters reports. FTC ...

Some boss battles are just too daunting, which the Federal Trade Commission has discovered in its ongoing effort to defeat ...

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision denying the FTC's application to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

After negotiations, the merger deal deadline has been extended in return for Microsoft agreeing to pay Activision Blizzard from $3 billion to $3.5 billion should the merger deal be terminated ...

The agreements are contingent on Microsoft closing the Activision deal. Microsoft has repeatedly said that pulling Call of Duty from Sony’s market-leading PlayStation console would not make ...

The original deal contract was set to expire on July 18. After negotiations, the merger close deadline was extended in return for Microsoft agreeing to pay Activision Blizzard a higher fee should ...

While Friday's news wasn't an approval of the deal, the CMA says it's "consulting on the remedies before making a final decision." Microsoft first revealed plans to acquire Activision in January 2022.

The deal with Activision would give Microsoft the rights to popular video game franchises, such as Call of Duty, which has generated over $30 billion in lifetime revenue with 425 million units sold.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission presented its case on Thursday as to why a preliminary injunction should be issued to temporarily block Microsoft's acquisition of video game maker Activision ...

(This portion of the deal isn’t great news for anyone who’s wrestled with Ubisoft’s awkward online gaming service over the years.) By bringing Activision Blizzard under its wing, Microsoft ...