Microsoft Activision Deal Approved by the CMA
Late last month, the CMA provisionally approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Today, the UK regulator has published its ...
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Report: Microsoft Activision Deal Will Not Require Another Round of EU Approval
Microsoft has fought to acquire Call of Duty mega-company Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $69 billion deal since January of last ...
Bobby Kotick, Brad Smith, Other Microsoft & Activision Execs Comment on CMA’s Preliminary Decision
After submitting a restructured deal which includes handing over Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, Microsoft has finally won ...
Microsoft Activision Deal Approved by CMA in Preliminary Decision
It seems like the Microsoft Activision merger saga is finally ending, as the CMA has preliminarily decided to approve of ...
Microsoft Sells Activision Cloud Gaming Rights to Ubisoft In an Attempt to Win Over the CMA
If you thought Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard would be nearing an end as the CMA’s decision ...
Microsoft Submits “Change of Circumstances” to CMA Over Its Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft has just sent a new submission to the UK’s regulatory authority, the CMA, where the company cites various “...
CMA Delays Its Final Order for the Microsoft-Activision Merger Due to “Special Reasons”
After winning its case against the FTC in the US for its merger with Activision, Microsoft was quick to turn ...
Microsoft’s Focus to “Turn Back” to CMA Following FTC Case Victory, Litigation Delayed in “Public Interest”
With Microsoft winning the court case against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier today, company President Brad Smith is now ...
Microsoft and Activision Prohibited From Acquiring Interest in Each Other by CMA
In the latest blow to the Microsoft-Activision deal, the two corporations have been prohibited from acquiring an interest in each ...
CMA Blocks Microsoft-Activision Merger for Next 10 Years
Following the UK CMA’s (Competition and Markets Authority) blocking of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, it looks like it ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal: CMA’s Decision “Is Far From the Final Word,” Says Bobby Kotick
With the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) having shot down the Microsoft-Activision deal today, both companies have declared their ...
UK CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision, Cites Deal Could Damage Competition in Cloud Gaming
While the Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard just got approved in South Africa, it seems a major roadblock has been ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal: Sony Calls CMA’s Revised Decision “Surprising, Unprecedented, and Irrational”
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) partially reversed its position on Microsoft‘s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard late ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unlikely to Hurt Console Gaming Market, Admits CMA
On the basis of new evidence submitted by the concerned parties since February, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ...
Microsoft Argues Sony Can Develop Call of Duty Alternatives in 10 Years
In its latest response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Microsoft has argued that even if its proposed ...
CMA Publishes Pro-Microsoft Responses From 6 Studios; Opposing Arguments Called “Exaggerated & Out of Proportion”
In the latest development in its Phase 2 review of the Microsoft–Activision deal, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ...
Sony Argues Microsoft Made Starfield and Future Elder Scrolls Games Xbox-Exclusive After ZeniMax Acquisition
In its full response (published today) to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s provisional findings from the Microsoft–...
Microsoft Confirms Proposal to Let Sony Put Call of Duty on PlayStation Plus at the Same Time and Same Duration as Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft‘s full response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s provisional findings report from last month has ...
A Significant Percentage of PlayStation Gamers Bought a Sony Console Because of Call of Duty, According to CMA Survey
Sony’s been quite an active voice against the Microsoft-Activison acquisition deal for a while now, and a recent survey ...
Xbox Game Pass “Cannibalizes” Game Sales Admits Microsoft in CMA Documents
While Xbox gamers might love Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass for its sweet deal of giving gamers new games to ...