Activision Blizzard
-
Hearing in Microsoft's appeal against CMA to start on July 24
Xbox firm to challenge regulator's decision to block its proposed acquisition of ABK in submissions that may last up to ten days
-
Microsoft-ABK deal approved in South Korea
Asian market is the latest to clear the $68.7 billion acquisition without condition
-
How Microsoft hopes to defeat the CMA's block against its ABK acquisition
Update: Activision Blizzard also challenges ruling as Xbox firm tells Competition Appeal Tribunal the UK regulator based its decision on "fundamental errors"
-
Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Update: Appeal officially filed after CMA said allowing Microsoft to take a strong position in cloud gaming would undermine innovation
-
Activision Blizzard, Plaion fined for not disclosing loot boxes
PEGI fines publishers €5,000 for omitting loot boxes from ratings submissions for Diablo Immortal and Hunt: Showdown
-
California judge denies gamer lawsuit a preliminary injunction against Microsoft ABK acquisition
Ruling says plaintiffs did not show how they would be "irreparably harmed" by $69 billion acquisition
-
China approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Update: Microsoft confirms deal was granted "unconditional clearance" by Chinese antitrust regulators
-
Will players tolerate Overwatch 2’s broken promises? | Opinion
By cancelling much of the sequel’s new content, and with other F2P options a click away, Blizzard’s choice is a huge risk
-
CMA defends decision to block ABK/MS before UK MPs
The regulator said that the approval of the acquisition would be "turning a blind eye to anti-competitive mergers"
-
Introducing the new GamesIndustry.biz Microcast
First episode discusses EU's approval of MS/ABK, Zelda launch sales and Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO
-
European Commission approves Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
Microsoft agrees to let players stream their Activision Blizzard games on competing services for free
-
Gimme some truth | This Week in Business
Let's dig through annual reports to see what Activision Blizzard, EA, and Take-Two say when fewer people are listening
-
UK regulator adds further restrictions against Microsoft, Activision Blizzard
Competition and Markets Authority says firms need to seek permission before they "acquire an interest" in each other
-
Activision Blizzard touts 2022's diversity progress
Publisher saw modest representation improvements in 2022, but women and non-white employees also left the company at a higher rate
-
Activision Blizzard publishes pay equity analysis
ABK's 2022 global median gender pay gap was 16.4% but pay equity was reached for comparable work
-
Ukraine approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Regulators said the European Commission's cloud gaming competition concerns are not relevant to the country
-
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard won't take no for an answer | This Week in Business
The pair of 800-pound gorillas reacted differently to antitrust regulators until one of them actually stood in the way
-
The CMA and Microsoft agree on one thing: the cloud gaming market is what matters | Opinion
For all the furore over Call of Duty, Microsoft would never have made a deal this big just to sell more Xbox consoles
-
Without Activision, what does Xbox do now? | Opinion
The missing ingredient in Microsoft’s Xbox business are the games themselves
-
Activision Blizzard revenues jump 35% as everything clicks
Publisher releases results early as every division posts gains; publisher credits Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo for driving growth
-
South Africa to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Regulator says proposed merger is "unlikely to result in a substantial prevention of lessening of competition"
-
Gamer group refiles lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
New filing contains redacted information from internal Microsoft documents, including proposed deal with Sony
-
ADL criticizes Fortnite, Call of Duty for lax stance on Holocaust denial
Group's report card of game and social media companies finds lack of policies, slow responses, and no action taken on user reports
-
Microsoft welcomes CMA U-turn on Activision deal, Sony decries "irrational" decision
Meanwhile, university professor tells UK regulator cloud gaming is "not a distinct market"
-
Activision Blizzard sued by US government over esports salaries
Department of Justice says soft salary cap in Overwatch League and Call of Duty League violated antitrust laws
Congratulations on your first follow!
We'll send you an email whenever we (or one of our sister sites) publish an article on this topic.