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  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    LexMicrosoft Corp
    Microsoft/Activision: messy process yields a better outcome for consumers Premium content

    Regulators have in the past been too lenient, now they are trying to act early to protect nascent markets

    The Microsoft logo and a science from ‘Call of Duty’
  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal

    Competition watchdog was last big hurdle facing tech group’s attempt to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer

    The ‘Call of Duty’ game on a smartphone
  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft significantly reworks $75bn Activision deal to win UK backing

    Cloud gaming rights to be sold to France-based Ubisoft under proposal

    Logos of Activision and Microsoft
  • Monday, 31 July, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    UK competition watchdog reopens Microsoft-Activision deal to scrutiny

    CMA invites responses to tech giant’s new arguments in rare move that could pave way for $75bn takeover to close

    Scene from Call of Duty
  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend deadline for $75bn merger

    Both companies confident deal will go ahead as they gain time to address regulatory concerns

    A ‘Call of Duty’ billboard
  • Sunday, 16 July, 2023
    Microsoft-Sony agreement opens way to seal $75bn Activision deal

    ‘Call of Duty’ pact signals truce in prolonged battle and ends Japanese group’s biggest objection

    ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’
  • Saturday, 15 July, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    UK regulators open door to quick Microsoft-Activision deal

    New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks

    An image from Activision’s Call of Duty is shown on a smartphone near a photograph of the Microsoft logo
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    Inside Politics
    Video games lose out in UK’s weak post-Brexit model

    The CMA’s initial opposition to Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger is surely not in Britain’s interests

    A smartphone with the frame from Call of Duty on the screen surrounded by game controllers
  • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
    Due Diligence
    What comes next for Microsoft’s $75bn Activision Blizzard deal? Premium content

    Plus, the insurer that’s still bullish on debt-laden UK utilities and Japanese companies scout M&A deals in the US

  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft and Activision exploring changes to $75bn deal, says UK regulator

    Restructured transaction could trigger a fresh antitrust probe, warns Competition and Markets Authority

    An urban skateboarder jumps and twists his board in a screengrab from the video game
  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Federal Trade Commission US
    Microsoft-Activision ruling represents setback for FTC chair Lina Khan

    Competition watchdog has sought to prevent Big Tech from expanding its market power

    Lina Khan
  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    LexSony Corp
    Microsoft/Sony: US defeat may force PlayStation into a costly retreat Premium content

    It is no surprise shares in the maker of PlayStation are down

    Soldiers holding rifles in the ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ video game
  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Due Diligence
    Microsoft races for UK compromise to seal Activision deal Premium content

    Plus, Sam Altman mixes Spacs with science and the scandalous sandwich shop with unexpected ties to the Trafigura scandal

  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Court ruling changes the game for Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal

    US and UK regulators could demand more concessions but investors are betting on an industry-shaping victory

    The logo of Activision at the company’s headquarter in Santa Monica, California
  • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    US judge denies FTC attempt to block Microsoft’s Activision deal

    UK competition watchdog also agrees to reopen talks on $75bn video games merger

    Crash Team Racing game
  • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft and Activision CEOs fight for their $75bn deal in court hearing

    Judge could decide as early as next week whether to grant a US regulator’s request to put the gaming acquisition on ice

    Satya Nadella
  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft paints Sony as ‘complainer-in-chief’ against $75bn Activision deal

    Claim comes in FTC court hearing over whether to put the brakes on huge gaming purchase

    A sign outside the Activision headquarters in Santa Monica, California
  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
    LexGames industry
    Gaming: cloud upstarts need top content to dethrone consoles Premium content

    Users won’t pay $15 per month or watch ads to play the same old thing

    People play video games on phones
  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft-Activision deal temporarily blocked by US judge

    Federal Trade Commission had asked the court to stop $75bn acquisition from closing while it pursues a challenge

    Activision Blizzard signs on a screen
  • Tuesday, 13 June, 2023
    LexMergers & Acquisitions
    Microsoft/Activision: devil of a fight leaves duo on horns of a dilemma Premium content

    A win by software titan would chasten a Biden regime that has battled industry consolidation

    A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City
  • Monday, 12 June, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    FTC asks US court to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal

    Competition regulator’s latest move poses yet more trouble for the tech merger

    Microsoft logo on a phone with video game images in background
  • Friday, 19 May, 2023
    John Gapper
    A global antitrust alliance battles Microsoft and Amgen

    The UK and US are emerging as the toughest enforcers of limits on technology takeovers

    Sarah Cardell
  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
    Competition & Markets Authority
    UK regulator’s chiefs defend decision to block Microsoft-Activision merger

    Top executives at CMA argue that scrutiny of deals does not create ‘hostile’ environment for tech groups

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game from Activision Blizzard site
  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    Games industry
    EU clears Microsoft-Activision deal despite UK’s decision to block acquisition

    Competition officials in Brussels take different view from UK regulator on cloud gaming market

    A scene from Activision Blizzard’s game ‘Crash Bandicoot’
  • Friday, 12 May, 2023
    Helen Thomas
    Closed for business? Sizing up Big Tech’s UK temper tantrum

    Microsoft and Activision’s fury over blocking of merger by regulator has rightly provoked little angst

    A Microsoft logo on a smartphone in front of a display of Activision Blizzard’s games characters
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