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Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation et al

  1. July 17, 2023

    Microsoft, Sony Cut Call Of Duty Deal After FTC Court Loss

    Microsoft's Xbox chief announced Sunday that the company has reached a deal with rival Sony to keep Activision Blizzard's hit Call of Duty first-person shooter game on Sony's PlayStation following Microsoft's expected $68.7 billion acquisition of the game maker and the Federal Trade Commission's recent trial court loss challenging the tie-up.

  2. July 14, 2023

    9th Circ. Won't Pause Microsoft-Activision Merger

    A Ninth Circuit panel summarily refused late Friday to temporarily block Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, rejecting a last-minute request from the Federal Trade Commission hours before a deadline after which the deal can theoretically close.

  3. July 13, 2023

    FTC Wants Stop To Microsoft, Activision Deal Pending Appeal

    The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked a California federal judge to stop Microsoft Corp.'s $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard from going through while it asks the Ninth Circuit to undo a Tuesday decision opting against an early block for the transaction. 

  4. July 12, 2023

    FTC Will Appeal Lost Bid To Block Microsoft's Activision Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed a notice that it plans to appeal a California federal judge's decision not to impose a preliminary block on Microsoft Corp.'s $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard Inc.

  5. July 11, 2023

    Where The FTC Went Wrong Against Microsoft-Activision

    A California federal judge gave the Federal Trade Commission little in the way of a silver lining Tuesday by rejecting virtually every aspect of the agency's challenge of Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard purchase, from the alleged facts of video game distribution to the governing legal standards.

  6. July 11, 2023

    Microsoft Bid To Close Activision Deal Clears Key FTC Hurdle

    A California federal judge refused Tuesday to impose a preliminary block on Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard Inc. in what could seal the fate of the Federal Trade Commission challenge ahead of the deal's July 18 deadline.

  7. June 29, 2023

    FTC Faces Skeptical Judge As Microsoft Merger Hearing Ends

    A California federal judge appeared dubious Thursday of the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard Inc. during closings of a five-day hearing, criticizing the FTC expert's analysis and suggesting others could create a game rivaling Activision's Call of Duty.

  8. June 28, 2023

    Microsoft, Activision CEOs Testify In FTC's $69B Merger Fight

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick took turns testifying Wednesday in a high-stakes hearing over the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with the game-maker, with Kotick defending the deal as being good for investors and Nadella promising Microsoft won't foreclose competition.

  9. June 27, 2023

    Sony Exec Testifies Microsoft Merger Could Trigger IP Leaks

    Sony's PlayStation chief testified via video deposition Tuesday in a high-stakes hearing over the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard that the tie-up would likely end Sony's collaboration with Activision due to concerns that the game maker would leak Sony's intellectual property to Microsoft.

  10. June 26, 2023

    Gamers Ask 9th Circ. To Let Them Join Microsoft Merger Case

    A group of gamers challenging the proposed merger between Microsoft and video game company Activision filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals contesting a ruling barring them from joining the Federal Trade Commission's suit attempting to block the deal.

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