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FTC criticises Xbox Game Pass price increases
"[This] is exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged," it said
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FTC claims Microsoft contradicted Activision acquisition following mass layoffs
Update: Microsoft claims Activision was already planning widespread staff cuts before the deal went through
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Xbox revenues up 49% following Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft's Q2 results show initial impact of $68.7 billion deal, including record monthly active users
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2023's great games were a backdrop for industry failure | Opinion
A constant tolling bell of industry layoffs defined 2023 – with job losses for thousands being in stark contrast to a stellar release schedule and record-beating acquisition numbers
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FTC appeals to block already-completed Microsoft-Activision deal
US regulator claims it only needed to show the potential for Microsoft to withhold games, not prove the deal was anticompetitive
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So, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard. How will this affect the rest of the industry?
Analysts and developers weigh in on the completion of gaming's biggest M&A deal to date - and what happens next
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Activision Blizzard is officially part of Microsoft
Bobby Kotick staying on until the end of this year as Phil Spencer says the work to add ABK franchises to Game Pass begins today
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Finally, the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition saga is over. Now the work begins | Opinion
How will this deal shape the future of the games industry?
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Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard: The road to approval
We look at the regulatory process and explain what it all means for the $68.7 billion deal
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Microsoft cleared to acquire Activision Blizzard as UK grants approval
CMA believes modified deal selling streaming rights to Ubisoft will preserve competition in cloud gaming
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Modified Microsoft/ABK deal will reportedly avoid further EU probe
Sources said European Commission satisfied by changes made for UK's Competition and Markets Authority
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Activision Blizzard expects to add games to Game Pass next year
Modern Warfare 3 or Diablo 4 won't hit subscription service this year, despite expected closure of Microsoft acquisition
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Microsoft reportedly aiming to complete Activision Blizzard acquisition next week
Reports suggest deal will close on Friday, October 13 - ahead of October 18 deadline
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FTC plans new in-house hearing against Microsoft-Activision acquisition
Update: Microsoft says that it still believes that the transaction will close by October 18
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UK preliminarily approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
CMA says modified deal addresses main issues in cloud gaming space but "residual concerns" remain
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UK minister defends CMA's decision to block MS/ABK
Business minister Kemi Badenoch disagrees with Microsoft president Brad Smith that the block is "bad for Britain"
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Indie game developer cohort supports Microsoft ABK acquisition
Collective says that the deal would make Game Pass more successful which would benefit independent studios
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EU watchdog seeking feedback on modified Microsoft-Activision deal
But an investigation is "not likely", according to reports
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Gamescom, Activision Blizzard, and Microsoft's history of acquisitions | This Week in Business
Our weekly round-up column does a lap of the biggest news in the industry to see what we can take away
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Xbox at the crossroads | Opinion
Microsoft’s new ABK deal would set the company on a very specific path – can it also focus on the first-party pipeline Starfield is meant to exemplify?
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Can Ubisoft save the Microsoft-Activision acquisition? | Microcast
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Microsoft's deal with Ubisoft answers the CMA's objections over Activision Blizzard | Opinion
And what does this say about Xbox's view on cloud streaming?
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New Microsoft-Activision deal under UK investigation as cloud gaming rights sold to Ubisoft
Competition and Markets Authority aiming to make decision on modified transaction by October 18
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New Zealand approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
Deal now approved in 41 countries, Microsoft president says
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UK regulator seeking additional views on Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger
The CMA is looking for comments on Microsoft's latest submission claiming material change of circumstances