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
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 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 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
Microsoft tests the limits of Britain's antitrust authorityThe decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to rip up its play book for Microsoft shows the limit of its ability to kill mega-deals on it...
18 Jul, 2023, 06.03 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
Microsoft's multibillion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard hangs in uncertainty: Who’s winning this fight for gaming dominance?Microsoft's acquisition of gaming firm Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn has hit a snag. The US Federal Trade Commission has warned that Micr...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.57 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
UK blocks Microsoft’s $69-billion Activision deal over cloud gaming concernsThe all-cash deal was set to be the biggest in the history of the tech industry.
26 Apr, 2023, 05.21 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
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