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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.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In 2023, the FTC requested a preliminary ...
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.
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.
After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.
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 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.
Although Microsoft's blockbuster deal to buy Activision Blizzard was approved in October 2023, the United States government's Federal Trade Commission appealed the decision. Now, a US appeals ...
The FTC lost an appeal on May 7 seeking to reverse a judge's decision declining to block the Microsoft-Activision deal, which closed in 2023.
Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, however, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would file an appeal in December 2023 in an attempt to overturn the court ...