EU officials were first to clear the deal in May, after Microsoft offered concessions to the tune of royalty-free licenses to cloud gaming platforms to stream Activision games that a buyer has ...

Microsoft's plan to buy Activision Blizzard ... we plan to explore this deal in an in-depth Phase 2 investigation to reach a decision that works in the interests of UK gamers and businesses." ...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is opposed to Microsoft's planned purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard. The CMA said it had provisionally concluded it would ...

After slashing 1,900 jobs across Xbox and Activision earlier this year, Microsoft is laying off another 650 employees, ...

Microsoft has denied claims by US regulators that it went back on its word by cutting jobs after its purchase of Activision Blizzard - the biggest gaming deal in ... in the UK but was later ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is also reviewing the deal, Activision said in March, while Microsoft is seeking approvals in at least 17 different jurisdictions before the deal can be closed ...

Microsoft's blockbuster acquisition of Activision Blizzard has provisionally been given the green light by the UK's antitrust body, clearing the path for the $68.7 billion deal, following strong ...

Just as Microsoft has been doing battle with UK ... Activision for ages now, but is accusing Microsoft of potentially doing the same thing after the acquisition. Sony also just said this deal ...

Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees in its gaming division today. The latest cuts come months after Microsoft laid ...

All eyes have turned to the US’s FTC as Microsoft attempts to get its Activision ... UK’s CMA, the Call of Duty console stuff was not really the main factor in the rejection of the deal ...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has finally greenlit Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which could mean the publisher will be under Xbox control before the end of the year.

Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard in October 2023, following a 21-month battle with regulators in the US and UK. To clear the deal with the UK's Competition and ...