Tag: Microsoft-Activision Deal
FTC To Appeal Decision Allowing Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its plans to appeal a decision that allowed Microsoft to acquire the gaming giant Activision Blizzard...
UK Regulator Throws Lifeline To Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal
Britain's competition regulator has given new life to Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard merger after throwing a lifeline to both companies on Wednesday.
The UK's Competition...
UK Watchdog Blocks Microsoft’s $75B Activision Blizzard Deal
The UK's competition regulator prevented Microsoft's proposed merger with Activision Blizzard, impeding the company's efforts to further expand in the gaming industry, the Wall Street...
EU Wants To Know If Microsoft Will Block Rivals After Activision...
The Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft is one that has caught many eyes on both the gaming industry and community.
The deal, if approved, would...
EU Regulators Have More Questions On Microsoft’s Activision Deal
EU antitrust regulators are asking games developers whether Microsoft will be incentivised to block rivals' access to 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard's best-selling...
FTC To Rule On Microsoft’s Activision Deal By November
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could reportedly rule on Microsoft‘s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by late November.
That’s according to Seeking Alpha, which claims...
EU Sets Next Month As Deadline For Microsoft, Activision Decision
EU antitrust regulators will decide by Nov. 8 whether to clear Microsoft Corp's proposed $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard,...
Microsoft CEO Confident Activision Blizzard Merger Will Be Approved
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is still confident that the company’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be approved, and said, "if this is about competition,...
Sony “Appreciates” UK Watchdog’s Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal Probe
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the United Kingdom confirmed it is moving forward with a more in-depth investigation of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard...
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Faces In-Depth Probes In EU & UK
Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard faces in-depth probes in Brussels and the UK following growing concerns the deal is anti-competitive...