The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.

We remain fully committed to our acquisition with @ATVI_AB and will appeal today's determination by the CMA. Here's our statement.

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UK regulators did not approve a Microsoft merger, but it's "far from the final word," CEO Bobby Kotick writes.

Microsoft Corp. executives sought to reassure workers in the Xbox gaming unit that there’s a way forward for the approval of the company’s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc., while emphasizing that its success in gaming isn’t solely…

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard (‘Activision') by Microsoft.

Microsoft won its case against the FTC on June 11th.

The Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has unconditionally approved the proposed merger, which is a global transaction, whereby Anchorage Merger Sub Inc. (“Anchorage”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) intends to acquire Activision…

Microsoft wants to close its Activision Blizzard acquisition.

NOTICE OF APPEAL to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Federal Trade Commission. Appeal of Memorandum & Opinion 305 (Appeal fee FEE WAIVED) (Attachments: # 1 Ninth Circuit Forms re Notice of Appeal)(Weingarten, James) (Filed on 7/12/2023) (USCA Case…

We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their…

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have extended the merger agreement deadline to 10/18. We're optimistic about getting this done, and excited about bringing more games to more players everywhere.

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