CMA Provisional Ruling States Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Would Result In Less Competition
Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard would result in less competition, a provisional report from the CMA has ruled.
Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard would result in less competition, a provisional report from the CMA has ruled.
The EU is likely preparing to release an antitrust warning to Microsoft over its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The FTC has filed a complaint to block Microsoft from purchasing Activision Blizzard King, it was revealed on Thursday, hours before The Game Awards.
A new report claims that the FTC will potentially file an anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft in an attempt to block it from acquiring Activision Blizzard.
Activision Blizzard refutes the claim that it was paid $360 million by Google to stop development of a potentially rival app store.
Microsoft has taken a swipe at the UK regulator for continuing its inquiry into the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Microsoft claims that Sony and Nintendo will remain the ‘biggest players’ when it comes to ‘traditional gaming’ after its Activision deal.
Sony once again expresses its concerns over Xbox’ plans to buy Activision Blizzard, with Microsoft responding in a new statement.
Sony was Activision Blizzard’s biggest customer in terms of revenue during 2020, beating Microsoft, who sits in fourth place.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been approved by Activision’s shareholders, with over 98% of shares voting in favour of the deal.