Por: Los Angeles Times Business April 26, 2023
British regulators Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69-billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the cloud gaming market. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said in its final report that “the only effective remedy” to the significant loss of competition that the deal would result in “is... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Business April 04, 2023
The Department of Justice on Monday announced a civil antitrust lawsuit against the video game giant Activision Blizzard, alleging that the Santa Monica-based firm limited competition among esports players in its professional Overwatch and Call of Duty leagues. “Professional... + más
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CNBC USA Tech February 08, 2023
In this articleAn Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into the Microsoft's Xbox One video game console arranged in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.Michael Ciaglo Bloomberg Getty ImagesThe British competition regulator... + más
FTC files suit to stop Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision purchase | Ars Technica
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NBC News USA Business February 03, 2023
Video game developer Activision Blizzard agreed to pay a $35 million settlement over charges it failed to maintain “adequate” workplace harassment reporting procedures and that it violated federal whistleblower protection rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission said... + más
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CNBC USA Tech December 23, 2022
Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.Cezaro De Luca Europa Press Getty Images on Thursday filed to U.S. regulators' antitrust case attempting to block the software maker from buying video-game... + más
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal ‘Likely’ Faces A Lawsuit From The Feds To Try And Block It | Forbes
Ars Technica USA Tech December 09, 2022
Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme - Dec 8, 2022 7:39 pm UTC / Taking a close look... Share this story The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the proposed $69 billion merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. By a... + más
Forbes USA Tech November 24, 2022
ANKARA, TURKIYE - JANUARY 18: In this photo illustration, the logos of Microsoft and Activision ... [+] Blizzard are displayed in Ankara, Turkiye on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Hakan Nural/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Well, here’s a... + más
Microsoft bid for Activision likely to be blocked by FTC lawsuit: report | Fox Business
New York Post USA Business November 07, 2022
Microsoft’s is facing heightened scrutiny from regulators — and some insiders at the game studio behind “Call of Duty” are worried that the Xbox maker could effectively blow up the deal, The Post has learned. Antitrust authorities in the US, United Kingdom and... + más
Microsoft fights to save Activision merger, says Sony protest is “self-serving” | Ars Technica
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