FTC Continues Push Against Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition Citing Recent Layoffs to Support Claims
Microsoft may have closed the deal on the Activision Blizzard King buyout last October, but that doesn’t mean the ...
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FTC Extends Deadline for Fortnite Shop Refunds
Back in December 2022, Epic Games agreed to pay $245 million dollars to settle allegations from the FTC that claimed it tricked ...
FTC Files New Order in Another Attempt to Block Microsoft and Activision Deal (Update)
The FTC refuses to give up in their attempts to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. In an order posted ...
Phil Spencer Addresses Massive Xbox Leak, Calls It “Old” and How “So Much Has Changed”
The future of Xbox was seemingly leaked earlier today, with news of a mid-gen refresh, next-gen console, more acquisitions, and ...
Report: Next Xbox Console Targeting a 2028 Release; Cloud and AI Details Leaked
The dam has broken wide open for Microsoft this week. In a batch of court documents leaked from the Microsoft ...
Report: Oblivion Remaster, Dishonored 3, DOOM Year Zero and More Bethesda Games Leaked via Release Schedule
As part of the leaked Microsoft vs. FTC documents that someone apparently forgot to redact, it seems the existence of ...
Report: Xbox Series X Refresh Leaked; Mentions 2TB, Controller With Haptics and Set for Oct. 2024 Launch
With Microsoft’s on-going acquisition of Activision-Blizzard still on-going, it looks like a bunch of court documents have made its ...
Phil Spencer, Bobby Kotick, Other Microsoft & Activision Execs Comment on Xbox’s Win vs FTC
After five days of long testimonies, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled in favor of Microsoft and denied the FTC’...
Microsoft Wins Court Case Against the FTC; Preliminary Injunction Denied
While the FTC filed for a preliminary injunction last month, following the five-day-long hearing, Microsoft has finally won against the ...
Bobby Kotick Won’t Allow Call of Duty on Subscription Services on Day One, Franchise Earns Over 2x on PS Than Xbox
Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick testified earlier today during the ongoing FTC v. Microsoft case. Like Jim Ryan yesterday, he revealed ...
The Last of Us Part 2 Budget Was $220 Million, While Horizon Forbidden West Cost $212 Million According to Court Documents
As part of the ongoing legal battle between FTC and Microsoft, some new evidence has been uploaded. One of these ...
DayZ 2 in Development Court Document Reveals
According to a new document revealed as part of evidence from Microsoft and FTC’s legal battle, it has been ...
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan Doesn’t Like Starfield Being Xbox Exclusive But Thinks It’s Not Anti-Competitive
SIE CEO Jim Ryan was present as a witness (via video) during today’s FTC v Microsoft hearing for the ...
Pete Hines “Confused” About Xbox Keeping Call of Duty Multiplatform While Bethesda Games Are Exclusive
Upon announcing its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard, Microsoft also revealed on the same day that it would keep Call ...
Xbox Game Studios Head Suggested That Microsoft Can “Spend Sony out of Business” in 2019
In a 2019 email, that has been uploaded as evidence in the ongoing legal battle between the FTC and Microsoft for ...
Phil Spencer: Sony Takes 30% Cut from Microsoft’s Games on PS; Uses Profits to “Reduce Xbox’s Survival”
In a statement made by Xbox head Phil Spencer during the FTC vs. Microsoft case hearing, it was revealed that ...
Report: FTC to File Injunction Against Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard Acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly expected to file an injunction against Microsoft and its acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. The ...
Microsoft Loses Bid Against Activision Acquisition Lawsuit Filed by Gamers
Yet another party is taking steps in opposition to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition, but instead of it coming from an ...
European Commission to Send Antitrust Warning Against Microsoft-Activision Acquisition
The European Commission (EC) is allegedly preparing an antitrust warning against Microsoft‘s Activision acquisition deal. The warning, said to ...
Microsoft Lawyer States They Will Close Activision Acquisition If No FTC Resolution Reached
According to recent information from the first pre-trial hearing on the Microsoft deal with Activision Blizzard King (ABK), Microsoft intends ...