Microsoft and Activision Blizzard said on Wednesday that they were delaying a $69 billion merger as the two companies scrambled to get final approval from British antitrust regulators.The new extension, […]
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Back to news homeCourt Ruling Clears Path for Microsoft to Buy Activision
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to delay Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, setting the stage for the tech giant and the […]
Microsoft Says it Could Abandon Activision Deal if Judge Delays It
Microsoft said the Activision deal would instead be good for consumers, expanding their ability to play Activision’s games through low-cost options like Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, a subscription service, or […]
Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care?
Mark Zuckerberg embraced a digital world known as the metaverse when he said in November 2021 that he was changing his company’s name from Facebook to Meta.A month later, Bill […]
Extremism Finds Fertile Ground in Chat Rooms for Gamers
There are rules people must agree to before joining Unloved, a private discussion group on Discord, the messaging service popular among players of video games. One rule: “Do not respect […]
E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for Activision
Microsoft’s faltering $69 billion bid to buy the video game company Activision Blizzard received a glimmer of hope on Monday when European Union regulators approved what would be the largest […]
Stock Markets React After U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s Activision Bid
British antitrust regulators on Wednesday dealt a major setback to Microsoft’s plans to acquire the video game giant Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, blocking the proposed deal and handing a […]
Microsoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal
Early this month, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, met with Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to push for regulatory approval of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the […]
F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision
The deal between Microsoft and Activision has been under review by 16 regulators around the world, but the F.T.C. is the first of three key regulators, including in Britain and […]
Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.
In recent weeks, Microsoft has accused Sony, its chief video game rival, of misleading regulators. Its lawyers have showed off game consoles, including an Xbox, to British officials. And the […]