Microsoft ABK acquisition
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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
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Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard: What’s going on and what happens next?
We look at the regulatory process and explain what it all means for the $68.7 billion deal
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Microsoft-ABK deal approved in South Korea
Asian market is the latest to clear the $68.7 billion acquisition without condition
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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"
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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
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Cloud gaming stalls Microsoft-ABK deal, but how big will it be?
Analysts weigh in on whether streaming will become the primary format for video games, and whether one company can dominate that market
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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
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China approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Update: Microsoft confirms deal was granted "unconditional clearance" by Chinese antitrust regulators
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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"
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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
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European Commission approves Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal
Microsoft agrees to let players stream their Activision Blizzard games on competing services for free
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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
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Is Xbox's future brighter without Activision? | Opinion
Denied a shortcut to industry leadership, Microsoft's ambitions can be channelled into innovation and creativity – starting with the world-class studios it already owns
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Ukraine approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Regulators said the European Commission's cloud gaming competition concerns are not relevant to the country
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Microsoft's next ten-year deal is with European cloud gaming platform Nware
Xbox firm soldiers on with partnerships despite UK regulator blocking Activision acquisition
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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
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Microsoft: "This is the darkest day in our four decades in Britain"
Microsoft president Brad Smith expresses shock after its bid to buy Activision Blizzard is blocked, and calls on the UK Prime Minister to "look hard" at the CMA
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Without Activision, what does Xbox do now? | Opinion
The missing ingredient in Microsoft’s Xbox business are the games themselves
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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"
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Gamer group refiles lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
New filing contains redacted information from internal Microsoft documents, including proposed deal with Sony
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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"
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Sony's objection to Activision sale won't hurt relationship, says Kotick
CEO also said that the firm cares "too deeply" about players to launch sub-par versions of its Call of Duty games
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Microsoft's Activision acquisition approved by Japanese regulator
Japan Fair Trade Commission does not believe merger would "substantially restrain competition"
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UK regulator now says Call of Duty exclusivity would be "significantly loss-making" for Microsoft
Update: Microsoft and Activision provide statements after CMA updates provisional findings to say Activision acquisition would not harm console competition
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California judge dismisses gamer lawsuit against Microsoft ABK acquisition
But plaintiffs given 20 days to refine complaint, plan to resubmit "with additional factual detail"
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