LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console ...

The FTC have themselves ended their action vs. the Microsoft Activision deal. The FTC revealed plans to investigate the deal shortly after Microsoft announced it in 2022.

FTC drops antitrust case against Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal. Despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard closing in 2023, the FTC has continued to put pressure on the deal. However, ...

Big news for gamers: the FTC just lost its appeal against Microsoft’s huge $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This means the deal, finalized in October 2023, is now set in stone.

Basically, any legal roadblock to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard takeover has now officially been bulldozed. The deal was already finalized back in October 2023, just a few months after ...

US Appeals Court Has Finally Rejected FTC’s Case To Cancel Microsoft-Activision Deal. May 8, 2025 by Ryan Parreno. Video game, set, ... 10 BRAND NEW Games of Summer Game Fest 2025.

A recently laid-off project manager says that deals for Xbox Game Pass games (that Microsoft doesn't already own) range from ...

Online multiplayer shooter Call of Duty might not be the 800-pound gorilla of the gaming industry that it once was, now that games like Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox have more players than the ...

The Microsoft-Activision deal may be in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of the popular ...

Microsoft wasn't able to complete its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by a July 18th deadline. There are still some regulatory issues to clear up.

Microsoft Activision deal worked out in Sony’s favor after all. ... Judge Collins also pointed out that the practice of making games exclusive is pretty much a feature of the games industry.