Microsoft wins legal challenge to acquire Activision-Blizzard, despite FTC's objections. Xbox exclusivity for franchises like Call of Duty unlikely due to multi-platform strategy. Future game ...

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard.

Three years after suing to block Microsoft from buying one of the biggest names in video games, the U.S. government is finally giving up. The Federal Trade Commission announced plans Thursday to ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Wednesday affirming a denial of a preliminary injunction the FTC had sought for Microsoft's now-completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

M ore than a year after Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of videogame behemoth Activision Blizzard was successfully completed, the US Federal Trade Commission's effort to block it has run ...

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft's purchase of "Call of Duty" video game maker Activision Blizzard.

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 has dropped its case against Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal. It brings an end to nearly two years of legal action in the case.

When President Trump took office in January 2025, he installed Andrew N. Ferguson as the new FTC chair. With Microsoft's deal to buy Activision Blizzard already approved, it's unclear how the two ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard.

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.

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 ...