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Our large investment to acquire Activision Blizzard further strengthens our resolve to remove this friction on behalf of creators and gamers alike. We want to enable world-class content to reach every ...
The final obstacle Microsoft had to clear was the U.K’s Competition ... Today we start the work to bring beloved Activision, Blizzard, and King franchises to Game Pass and other platforms. We’ll share ...
But the massive jump in takings is deceptive — most of it is just reflective of the addition of Activision Blizzard (and King!). For the third quarter of fiscal 2024, Microsoft reported gaming ...
Co-founder Jason Citron is stepping down, but will remain with the company as a member of the board of directors.
But that could change if the deal is allowed to proceed. With control over Activision’s blockbuster franchises, Microsoft would have both the means and motive to harm competition by manipulating ...
Microsoft can close its $75 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling means there is no current U.S. obstacle to the two companies merging. Photo ...
Microsoft today announced it is acquiring game publisher Activision Blizzard in a nearly $69 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition is being widely seen as a big bet to keep Microsoft competitive ...
Microsoft will cut approximately 1,900 jobs in its gaming division, just over three months after the completion of its monumental $69 billion acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard.
Sakhnini was also CEO of the Activision Blizzard-owned King, a mobile gaming developer that makes games like Candy Crush, which thrive on ads and micro-transactions. Citron will remain involved ...
In 2016, following Activision's acquisition of King, he became that ... vice chairman of Activision Blizzard's board. He left that role in 2023, not long after Microsoft finished its takeover ...