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Blizzard’s Diablo IV is Coming to Steam on October 17

After Blizzard released Overwatch 2 on Steam back in August, the publisher will follow up…

FTC Revives its Battle Against Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard (UPDATED)

It can’t prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard, but the U.S. FTC will nonetheless hold…

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The UK’s CMA Provisionally Approves Microsoft’s Restructured Activision Blizzard Deal

The UK’s CMA has provisionally approved Microsoft’s restructured Activision Blizzard deal, which will transfer cloud…

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EU May Need to Review Microsoft’s Restructured Activision Blizzard Deal

The EU Commission says it's "carefully assessing" the situation after Microsoft submitted a restructured Activision…

The EU is Unsure About Microsoft’s New UK CMA Deal

The EU said today that it would determine whether Microsoft's new UK concessions represent a…

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Pushback (Premium)

With the UK Competition and Markets Authority CMA unexpectedly pushing back against Microsoft's admittedly concession-free…

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Microsoft Proposes Selling Activision Blizzard Cloud Streaming Rights to Ubisoft

To close its Activision Blizzard deal in the UK, Microsoft Microsoft offered to sell cloud…

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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition Gets Approved by New Zealand

New Zealand is the latest country to approve Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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CMA Gives Public Four Days to Comment on Activision Blizzard Acquisition

After publishing Microsoft's list of "material changes" on Monday, The UK CMA is giving the…

Microsoft Offers the CMA New Evidence, Not New Compromises
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Microsoft Offers the CMA New Evidence, Not New Compromises (Premium)

Microsoft provided the UK CMA with a list of "material changes" that have occurred since…

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A Tale of Two (OK, Three) Antitrust Regulators (Premium)

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) were both…

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Microsoft + Activision Blizzard: Show Me the Money! (Premium)

Like many, I'm curious how Activision Blizzard will impact Microsoft's financial results going forward. And…

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Blizzard is Bringing Overwatch 2 and Other Games to Steam

Blizzard Entertainment announced yesterday that it would bring a selection of its games to Steam,…

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Microsoft and Activision Extend Acquisition Deadline to October 18

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have announced an extension of their merging agreement deadline, which expired…

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UK Formally Pauses CMA Block of Activision Blizzard Acquisition

A British High Court judge formally paused the UK CMA's block of Microsoft's acquisition of…

Microsoft and Sony Agree to Call of Duty Deal

Sony has finally answered the email Microsoft sent 18 months ago and has agreed to…

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