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FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal
After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.
FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
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FTC Case Vs. Microsoft Activision Deal Is Finally Over
The FTC has dismissed their own complaint vs. the Microsoft deal to acquire Activision after the appeals court rejected their injunction.
FTC finally drops appeal against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft may have sealed the deal to acquire Activision Blizzard all the way back in 2023 for $68.7bn, making history as the ...
Microsoft Wins Big—FTC Backs Off Activision Blizzard Fight
It looks like the FTC has given the Microsoft deal with Activision Blizzard its blessing as it drops it case against it.
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Microsoft's Years-Long Battle To Buy Activision Blizzard Is Now Finally Over
To appease regulator concerns, Microsoft carved out deals to bring Xbox games to non-Xbox streaming platforms and also ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft’s $69B deal for Activision, Reuters reports
B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest, Reuters reports. FTC ...
FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...
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FTC drops antitrust case against Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal
The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its antitrust case against Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. On May 22nd, the FTC issued an order to dismiss its case, stating ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69-billion Activision Blizzard deal
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" ...
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FTC Drops Case Over Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal
The FTC lost an appeal on May 7 seeking to reverse a judge's decision declining to block the Microsoft-Activision deal, which closed in 2023. Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Thursday that ...