Microsoft welcomes Activision Blizzard and their teams to XboxMicrosoft's Vice Chair and President, Smith, expressed enthusiasm for collaborating with Activision Blizzard employees and the Communicatio...
14 Oct, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
Microsoft-Activision Blizzard: Ubisoft reveals strategyMicrosoft-Activision Blizzard deal is done and Ubisoft has revealed its future strategy.
14 Oct, 2023, 12.34 AM 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 extends $69B Activision Blizzard merger deal deadline, overcoming regulatory hurdlesWith the extension of the merger deal and revised terms, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are working towards overcoming regulatory hurdle...
19 Jul, 2023, 09.42 PM IST
Despite Microsoft FTC win, Diablo 4’s Xbox, PC release remains ‘uncertain’: All you need to knowWith Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it is now an everyone’s doubt will Diablo 4 pave ways to Xbox and PC? Here’s what we k...
12 Jul, 2023, 01.35 AM IST
Canada says Microsoft deal to buy Activision likely to lessen competitionCanada's Department of Justice has concluded that Microsoft's deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard "is likely to" lead to l...
30 Jun, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
Microsoft makes final case for Activision Blizzard deal as federal judge weighs decisionThe deal also faces opposition from another major regulator, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, while other countries and the Euro...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.47 AM IST
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to invest in Barcelona after EU approves deal with MicrosoftThe decision comes after Britain blocked the Microsoft takeover, prompting Activision, which has studios in Guildford and Warrington in Eng...
28 Jun, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
Microsoft, Activision CEOs on witness list for hearing on FTC bid to block mergerMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are among the witnesses planned for a five-day evidentiary hearing set...
21 Jun, 2023, 02.48 PM 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
Microsoft to defend Activision deal at EU hearing on February 21The company asked for the hearing after receiving a statement of objections from the European Commission warning about the possible anti-co...
14 Feb, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
EU regulators quiz rivals on Microsoft tactics after ActivisionThe U.S. software giant and Xbox maker announced the $69 billion deal in January to help it compete better with leaders Tencent and Sony bu...
20 Dec, 2022, 09.07 PM IST
Union says Microsoft will recognise unit of videogame testersVoluntarily agreeing to bargain with the union would allow Microsoft to avoid a formal election overseen by the US National Labor Relations...
06 Dec, 2022, 11.07 AM 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
Microsoft to buy 'Call of Duty' maker Activision in $68.7-billion dealActivision's library of games such as 'Call of Duty' and 'Overwatch' also gives Microsoft's Xbox gaming platform an edge over Sony's Playst...
18 Jan, 2022, 07.26 PM IST