Microsoft announced Tuesday that it is buying video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash to gain access to blockbuster games including Call of Duty and Candy Crush. The all-cash ...

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Microsoft acquired Activision in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct at the video game company, with negotiations beginning in 2021 and the $68.7 billion deal closing in October 2023. The ...

Microsoft’s plan to buy Santa Monica based video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could have major effects on the gaming industry, transforming the Xbox maker into something like a ...

The court applied the enhanced scrutiny standard of review and found the plaintiff had shown to the extent needed to survive a motion to dismiss that Activision's CEO and board members may have ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a government agency in charge of enforcing antitrust law and consumer protection in the United States, has issued a lawsuit against Microsoft over its planned $68.7 ...

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Microsoft wins legal challenge to acquire Activision-Blizzard, despite ...

The FTC has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, clearing the way for the deal to proceed in the US after intense regulatory scrutiny. This ...

May 7 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker ...

After years of litigating its attempt to block Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently dropped its in-house challenge following the Ninth ...