After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Microsoft shares edged higher and Activision shares jumped 10%. Kotick stands to pocket a handsome sum of money if the deal with Microsoft is consummated. The embattled 59-year-old CEO ...

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.

By Winston Cho Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to become a video game behemoth by buying Activision Blizzard is one step closer to being completed, with a federal judge refusing to block the deal.

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The Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal closed in 2023 and was subject to regulatory scrutiny in several major markets globally, including the UK, European Union, South Korea, and China ...

The deal has been scrutinized by regulators around the world over fears that it would give Microsoft and its Xbox console control of Activision’s hit franchises like Call of Duty and World of ...