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After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.
B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest, Reuters reports. FTC ...
With this all-cash acquisition, Microsoft is now the third-largest ... for which it paid $7.6 billion in 2021. Activision Blizzard has more than 8,500 employees in nine game studios, while its ...
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 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 ...
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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.
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 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 ...