Microsoft's legal counsel has responded to the accusations leveled yesterday by the FTC within the legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulator is appealing against a…
February 8, 2024 | 12:00 EST
Both the FTC and the lawyers behind the so-called "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard have denounced the recent wave of layoffs…
February 7, 2024 | 12:25 EST
Microsoft announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024, including details on the ongoing performance of the Xbox business. Interestingly, as mentioned in the past…
January 30, 2024 | 04:18 EST
The endless Saga of the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, but a Judge just shut a door in Microsoft's face. A while ago…
January 9, 2024 | 01:03 EST
Following a pause for the New Year holiday, the preliminary battle has restarted between Microsoft and FTC about what documents and testimonies will be included in the administrative court hearing…
January 5, 2024 | 11:18 EST
Microsoft president Brand Smith spoke during a brief interview on the BBC about the battle with the British competition authority CMA that happened last year over the $68.7 billion acquisition of…
January 2, 2024 | 01:04 EST
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been closed, the FTC isn't giving up, and the legal battle between the house of Xbox and the regulator continues. A few…
December 22, 2023 | 03:12 EST
Today Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer shared in an internal memo the plans for the joint leadership of Xbox and Activision Blizzard. The memo, posted by The Verge and indirectly confirmed by Lulu…
December 20, 2023 | 02:12 EST
Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch have revealed the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Season 1 patch notes, alongside the update notes for battle royale title Call of Duty: Warzone. As previously teased…
December 6, 2023 | 11:06 EST
Today Xbox chief financial officer and corporate vice president of finance and operations Tim Stuart spoke about the application of AI to the gaming business, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard,…
November 28, 2023 | 09:40 EST
Today Activision and Sledgehammer Games announced the release date of the first season of their recently released first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. According to the announcement…
November 21, 2023 | 03:04 EST
While the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been consumed, the attorneys behind the so-called "gamers lawsuit" have attempted to score a last-minute point in their…
November 11, 2023 | 05:35 EST
Today, during an episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer promised that Call of Duty fans on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms can rest easy following the closure of…
October 17, 2023 | 05:50 EDT
The battle over the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has shed light on the fact that major antitrust watchdogs are woefully unprepared to regulate the gaming industry. …
October 15, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Early today the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) granted its consent to the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, paving the way to its closure. In the 13-…
October 13, 2023 | 03:44 EDT
Apparently, the market expects the controversial $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft to close soon, as trading of the publisher of Call of Duty and Diablo has been halted…
October 12, 2023 | 10:40 EDT
From Software has announced that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sales have crossed a major milestone worldwide. The hack-and-slash adventure, which was released back in 2019, has passed the 10 million…
September 26, 2023 | 08:36 EDT
Today the Commerce Commission of New Zealand cleared the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The antitrust regulator of the island country was one of the few remaining agencies that…
August 7, 2023 | 09:45 EDT
Today Activision announced the release date and revealed the official logo of the upcoming Call of Duty game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. We knew that the reveal was coming and now we learn…
August 7, 2023 | 12:20 EDT
The Federal Trade Commission has published a motion by Microsoft and Activision Blizzard asking the regulator to put its administrative proceeding against the acquisition on hold. The motion,…
July 19, 2023 | 06:14 EDT
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have announced that their merger deadline has been extended until the fall. Speaking via Twitter, Microsoft vice chair Brad Smith revealed the extension earlier…
July 19, 2023 | 09:19 EDT
It's that time of the year, and with the smoke clearing on who's going to own the franchise going forward, Activision is teasing the reveal event for the next Call of Duty. Yesterday, the publisher…
July 18, 2023 | 12:34 EDT
Following a long case management conference before the British Competition Appeals Tribunal, the CAT conditionally granted the adjournment of the hearing of the appeal hearing jointly requested by…
July 17, 2023 | 02:42 EDT
Today, during the case management conference of Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's prohibition of the merger with Activision Blizzard, the parties provided more information about what happened. …
July 17, 2023 | 11:45 EDT
Today Microsoft announced that it has signed a binding agreement to keep the Call of Duty franchise on PlayStation consoles after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal was announced via…
July 16, 2023 | 10:32 EDT
The endless saga of the litigation between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) versus Microsoft and Activision Blizzard has taken a dramatic turn today. The US Court of Appeals denied the regulator'…
July 14, 2023 | 09:06 EDT
The UK CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) has granted itself an extra six weeks to consider Microsoft's arguments regarding the proposed Activision-Blizzard merger. In a new notice of extension…
July 14, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not giving up following yesterday's defeat in a federal court of its demand of a preliminary injunction to hinder Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard…
July 12, 2023 | 07:42 EDT
Microsoft has announced that alongside Activision, it has reached an agreement with the UK antitrust regulator CMA to sit back at the negotiation table about the proposed acquisition. The…
July 11, 2023 | 01:41 EDT
After a few days that have left gamers waiting with bated breath for a ruling, a federal court has ruled against the preliminary injunction demanded by the FTC in its attempt to stop Microsoft's…
July 11, 2023 | 11:23 EDT
While the legal battle between the FTC and Microsoft about the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is about to see its climax with a verdict coming soon, on the other side of the ocean…
July 3, 2023 | 11:35 EDT
While the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC about the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is going on in the United States, the British antitrust regulator CMA isn't sitting idle.…
June 29, 2023 | 02:56 EDT
The third day of the hearing pitching Microsoft and Activision against the FTC in the case about the pending acquisition is now ongoing, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella presented his testimony.…
June 28, 2023 | 05:17 EDT
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the games that all PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive at no additional cost in July 2023. According to the announcement shared on the official…
June 28, 2023 | 01:38 EDT
The third day of the hearing that sees Microsoft and Activision face the FTC in the case about the pending acquisition is ongoing, and Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan presented his…
June 27, 2023 | 01:10 EDT
The second day has just concluded of the evidentiary hearing that sees Microsoft and Activision fight in court against the FTC's demand for a preliminary injunction that would severely hinder the…
June 23, 2023 | 08:20 EDT
Today marked the first day of the evidentiary hearing that sees Microsoft and Activision fight in court against the FTC's demand for a preliminary injunction that would severely hinder the proposed…
June 22, 2023 | 08:34 EDT
Today the United States District Court Northern District of California has published a joint statement listing the industry professionals and consultant called to testify by both the FTC and the…
June 20, 2023 | 04:20 EDT
Today the British Competitions Appeal Tribunal has officially set the dates for the hearing of Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's decision to block the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. …
June 14, 2023 | 10:20 EDT
Today a judge of the United States District Court Northern District of California temporarily restrained Microsoft from closing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Following the motion by the…
June 13, 2023 | 09:29 EDT
Yesterday, the FTC filed a motion to obtain a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction in its continued effort to hinder Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and today a…
June 13, 2023 | 05:56 EDT
Today the FTC has filed a motion requesting a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction in its continued effort to hinder Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. As reported…
June 12, 2023 | 05:58 EDT
Today the British Competitions Appeal Tribunal hosted the second case management conference about Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's decision to block the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. …
June 12, 2023 | 12:13 EDT
The new season for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 is just around the corner, and today Activision released two new trailers. The first trailer is a cinematic one, focusing on the…
June 9, 2023 | 04:36 EDT
With E3 out of the picture for this year all eyes are trained on the Sumer Game Fest show, which promised a lot of interesting news to kick the summer off. According to previous announcements, the…
June 8, 2023 | 03:07 EDT
Today Xbox Corporate Vice President of Game Creator Experience & Ecosystem Sarah Bond commented on the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. Bond took to Twitter to thank the…
June 1, 2023 | 03:53 EDT
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick commented on the proposed acquisition by Microsoft. In an interview on Variety, Kotick explained why being acquired by the console manufacturer made sense for…
May 31, 2023 | 01:35 EDT
Today the British Competitions Appeal Tribunal hosted a case management conference to indicate the calendar of Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's decision to block the acquisition of Activision…
May 30, 2023 | 12:46 EDT