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 Acquisition Set to Close on October 13
Microsoft aims to complete its $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard next week. The reports indicate that they plan to make ...
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 “...
Microsoft Activision Merger Deadline Extended to October 18
If you thought 18 months were enough for the Microsoft-Activision deal, they weren’t. The official closing date for the Microsoft-Activision ...
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-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved in South Africa
South Africa has become the latest country to approve Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. The Competition Tribunal ...
Report: Microsoft and ABK Considering Pulling ABK From the UK and Offering Enforceable Remedies as Ways Around Activision CMA Block (Update)
According to a recent report published by MLex, Microsoft executives are actively exploring ways to close its acquisition of Activision ...
Bobby Kotick: Activision Will Be Just Fine If the Microsoft Merger Is Blocked; Company has $12.6 Billion in Cash
Activision’s CEO, Bobby Kotick, talks about all things Activision in a new interview, including addressing the company’s harassment ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved by South Korea
After getting the nod from regulators in China and the EU a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft’s acquisition of ...
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 ...
Phil Spencer Wants to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation With No Strings Attached, Thinks Having Contract With “Forever” in It Is “Silly”
With the on-going acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft now focused on Call of Duty, some assume that once Microsoft acquires ...
Bobby Kotick Pens Letter Regarding Microsoft Acquisition, European Commission Enters Second Phase of Review This Week
While Activision CEO Bobby Kotick just mentioned yesterday that they expect the huge $69B acquisition deal with Microsoft to complete ...
Bobby Kotick: Activision Expects Microsoft $69B Acquisition to Push Through by June 2023
While regulators are busy checking into Microsoft’s mega-deal of acquiring Activision-Blizzard, one person who doesn’t seem to be ...