New offer gives Ubisoft, not Microsoft, control of Activision game-streaming rights
Enlarge / Ubisoft could be the new home to Activision's streaming catalog under a new proposal from Microsoft.Ubisoft In a major restructuring of its long-proposed acquisition plans for Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has announced that the cloud-streaming rights for current and future Activision titles will be controlled by Ubisoft rather than Microsoft itself. The move is…
Microsoft and Activision Set New Deadline for $69B Deal: What It...
The deadline for Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard is moving to October, giving Microsoft more time to get approval from regulators. The deadline to finalize the merger will move from July 18 to Oct. 18, according to SEC filings posted Wednesday. This comes a week after the US Federal Trade Commission's attempt to halt…
Judge sides with Microsoft in FTC injunction, unlocking final Activision battles
Enlarge / Attorneys carrying boxes arrive to court in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. A judge has ruled that the FTC's reliance on the PlayStation chief's testimony was unpersuasive, while Microsoft and Activision's efforts will help avoid market concentration.Getty Images A federal judge in San Francisco today denied the Federal Trade…
Bethesda exec was “confused” over double standard for multi-console Call of...
Enlarge / Starfield is the astronaut marooned on the Xbox planet, gazing longingly at Call of Duty exploring the rest of the PlayStation galaxy. Look,don't think too hard about it...Bethesda Amid the ongoing regulatory and legal hurdles Microsoft has faced in its proposed $69 billion purchase of Activision, much has been made of the difference…
FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal
Enlarge / The fact that Starfield won't be on PlayStation means Microsoft could conceivably make the same decision for Call of Duty, the FTC argues. For months now, Microsoft has sworn up and down that it has no interest in making Call of Duty games exclusive to the Xbox if and when its proposed $69…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Microsoft/Activision deal
Enlarge / Getting all these games to be officially under the Microsoft banner (rather than just visually, as seen here) will take a while longer, at the very least.Microsoft A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Microsoft's long-planned acquisition of Activision, pending hearings on the preliminary injunction being sought by the Federal…
Microsoft is facing another hurdle in closing a $70 billion deal...
The FTC just filed a new lawsuit to seek to stop Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard. Terms of the Microsoft-Activision tie-up call for the deal to be closed by July 18, the AP reports. Microsoft has been trying to win the OK from global regulators for the nearly $70 billion purchase. Loading Something is loading.…
Call of Duty removes “NickMercs” skin following FaZe Clan star’s LGBTQ...
Enlarge / The Spartan-themed "NickMercs" skin that was recently removed from Call of Duty.Activision Call of Duty has removed a skin based on popular Warzone streamer and FaZe Clan co-owner Nicholas "NickMercs" Kolcheff after controversy over a tweet surrounding an LGBTQ protest. "Due to recent events, we have removed the 'NickMercs Operator' bundle from the…
Judge refuses gamers’ attempts to immediately halt Microsoft/Activision merger
Enlarge / A group of PlayStation owners worries that an image like this is coming in their near future... A federal judge has refused to grant a requested preliminary injunction that would have stopped Microsoft's continuing effort to buy Activision Blizzard. But as the private case moves forward, the judge in the case writes that…
Microsoft’s purchase of Activision gets the OK from the EU
Enlarge / Just a few of the Activision franchises that will become Microsoft properties if and when the acquisition is finalized.Microsoft / Activision The European Commission (EC) has officially approved Microsoft's long-proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision, concluding a long-running "in-depth investigation" that has long been expected to go Microsoft's way. But the decision is…
