Microsoft's Xbox One video game console and Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game arranged in Denver on Jan. 18, 2022. ( Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

Microsoft’s purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard won final approval Friday, Oct. 13, from Britain’s competition watchdog, reversing its earlier decision to block the $69 billion ...

The Microsoft-Activision case is a vertical merger, however, where the companies operate in the same industry but provide different services. That can make it harder to predict what concessions ...

Microsoft has completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, and current Activision CEO Bobby Kotick plans to retire next year.

Microsoft closed its $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal in October, nearly 22 months after the deal was first announced after overcoming opposition from antitrust regulators in the United ...

Microsoft valued the Activision deal at $68.7 billion when it was first announced, "inclusive of Activision Blizzard's net cash," though Microsoft agreed to pay $95 in cash for each share of the ...

Microsoft lays off 1,900 workers from Xbox, Activision Blizzard after $69B deal By Ariel Zilber Published Jan. 25, 2024, 12:03 p.m. ET ...

Microsoft has responded to the FTC’s claims that Microsoft laying off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees runs counter to its representations in court.

Microsoft is the latest company to announce a major round of layoffs in its gaming division. It's cutting around 1,900 workers from its Xbox, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax (aka Bethesda) teams.

Microsoft valued the Activision deal at $68.7 billion when it was first announced, “inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash,” though Microsoft agreed to pay $95 in cash for each share of ...