Longtime Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick left the company in 2023 after the Microsoft deal was completed. Microsoft also had to clear major regulatory hurdles in the U.K., resolving antitrust ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dropped its case against Microsoft that sought to block the company's blockbuster $75.4 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal was already ...

Microsoft Bid for Activision Blocked in UK. By James Brock. May 1, 2023. 397. ... lawsuits — pledged to fight to save the deal. Stock prices for Activision Blizzard fell more than 11% following ...

Microsoft Activision Deal Is Finally Over. May 23, 2025 by Ryan Parreno. ... The two would eventually close the deal, after also securing approval from the UK CMA, in October 2023.

Some boss battles are just too daunting, which the Federal Trade Commission has discovered in its ongoing effort to defeat Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision-Blizzard.

LONDON — British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Friday dropped concerns that the deal would hurt the console gaming ...

Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its challenge, capping a nearly two-year legal battle.

The FTC’s appeal to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the company behind Call of Duty was denied by San Francisco’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 7, further cementing ...

May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's , opens new tab $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, saying on ...