Activision to pay $50 million to settle workplace discrimination lawsuitActivision Blizzard will pay $50 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit by California's Civil Rights Department (CRD) alleging discrimination aga...
16 Dec, 2023, 09.53 AM IST
Activision to pay $50 million to settle workplace harassment lawsuitCalifornia’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) had sued the "Call of Duty" maker after two years of investigation over allegations that it rout...
16 Dec, 2023, 07.19 AM IST
Microsoft spent two years trying to buy Activision Blizzard, for Xbox CEO, that was the easy partAfter two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves ...
14 Oct, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
$69 Billion Deal: Microsoft takes over Call of Duty producer, Activision BlizzardUK regulators have approved Microsoft's revised bid for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, after initially blocking the deal. The revi...
13 Oct, 2023, 04.09 PM IST
Microsoft, Activision Blizzard deal won't face EU scrutiny, claim reportsMicrosoft and Activision Blizzard's ongoing deal won't be a subject to close scrutiny, a few reports have claimed.
12 Oct, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision timeline: Ubisoft deal opens doors to Britain's nodLast month, "Call of Duty" maker Activision agreed to sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest de...
22 Sep, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Microsoft submits new Activision deal to UK regulatorXbox-owner Microsoft launched a bid for Activision Blizzard early last year, seeking to establish the world's third biggest gaming firm by ...
22 Aug, 2023, 03.44 PM IST
Microsoft, Activision weigh sale of some UK cloud-gaming rightsMicrosoft Corp and Activision Blizzard are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the UK to appease regulator...
14 Jul, 2023, 07.29 AM IST
Microsoft-Activision: Mega deal caught in crosshairs of antitrust regulatorsThe acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over ...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
US judge pauses Microsoft's Activision buyA US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Microsoft from completing its $69 billion buyout of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, a c...
14 Jun, 2023, 07.53 AM IST
Microsoft's Activision deal hurts gamers, UK watchdog saysBritain's Competition and Markets Authority said its in-depth investigation found that the deal could strengthen Microsoft's position in th...
08 Feb, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
FTC likely to file lawsuit to block Microsoft bid for Activision: reportA lawsuit challenging the deal is not guaranteed, and the FTC's four commissioners have yet to vote out a complaint or meet with lawyers fo...
24 Nov, 2022, 10.35 AM IST
UK watchdog probes Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision buyout dealIn the biggest gaming industry deal in history, Microsoft said it was buying Activision Blizzard in January.
06 Jul, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Activision cooperating with federal insider trading probesIt received requests for information from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and received a subpoena from a Department of Justice gr...
16 Apr, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
US probes options trade gained on Microsoft-Activision dealThe Justice Department is investigating whether any of the options trades violated insider-trading laws, the report said, adding that the S...
09 Mar, 2022, 08.54 AM IST
Activision's mobile gaming unit to see leadership changes ahead of Microsoft dealThis executive shakeup comes at a time when Activision is already facing a lawsuit from California regulators alleging the company "fostere...
24 Feb, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard's cultureAccomplishing that will require Microsoft to deviate from its usual hands-off approach on acquisitions to tackle what amounts to a "clean u...
21 Jan, 2022, 08.50 AM IST