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The FTC's campaign to stop the massive $68.7 billion deal between Microsoft and Activision just got smacked down by a judge

“Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been described as the largest in tech history. It deserves scrutiny. That scrutiny has paid off," the California judge wrote.

Microsoft beats FTC in court battle over Activision Blizzard deal, but the deal isn't done yet

Microsoft beats FTC in court battle over Activision Blizzard deal, but the deal isn't done yet

A US court has ruled against the FTC's planned injunction

Microsoft wins against FTC, clearing vital hurdle for Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft wins against FTC, clearing vital hurdle for Activision Blizzard acquisition

The FTC's overall case will continue, but the buyout can now move ahead regardless.

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Judge declines to block Microsoft's record $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard

A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard

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U.S. federal Judge Corley finally rules on Microsoft's Xbox-ABK deal: Microsoft WINS

The past couple of weeks have seen the FTC and Xbox come to blows in federal court, over the FTC's desire to delay Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard. The decision is finally here.

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Call of Duty MW2 and Warzone: Season 4 Reloaded—Release date, new maps and modes, and The Boys Crossover

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone are closing in on the halfway point of Season 4, and that means it’s time for another content drop to freshen things up. This time the tides of war are being shifted by a crossover event with The Boys.

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Call of Duty 2023 reveal could be imminent as NBA players shown the new game

Call of Duty 2023 was shown off for the first time ever to NBA players, with the rumoured Modern Warfare 3 supposedly launching in November.

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Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 4 Reloaded add The Boys characters this week

Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 4 Reloaded add The Boys characters this week

Here's everything included in Call of Duty's massive mid-season update

Sega of America workers win vote for the "largest multi-department union in the entire gaming industry"

Sega of America workers win vote for the "largest multi-department union in the entire gaming industry"

The union is awaiting certification and then headed to the bargaining table

Activision Blizzard is aware of Diablo 4 storage issues and working on it

Activision Blizzard is aware of Diablo 4 storage issues and working on it

Managing your inventory is arguably a lot more cumbersome than it should be in the current version of Diablo 4

These lucky NBA players got a sneaky peek at Call of Duty 2023

These lucky NBA players got a sneaky peek at Call of Duty 2023

Participants of this week's NBA Summer League have shared sneaky social media shots over the weekend.

'Modern Warfare 3' Release Date, Platforms, Leaks, and Trailer

'Modern Warfare 3' Release Date, Platforms, Leaks, and Trailer

A brand new Call of Duty game will launch in 2023, and here's everything we know about the forthcoming sequel, titled 'Modern Warfare 3.'

Xbox and Bethesda join Nintendo at Gamescom 2023 – leaving Sony as the odd one out

Xbox and Bethesda join Nintendo at Gamescom 2023 – leaving Sony as the odd one out

It has been confirmed that Xbox and Bethesda will be attending Gamescom 2023 in Cologne later this year

Pushing Buttons: How much does Call of Duty really make? Inside the court case telling gaming’s secrets

Pushing Buttons: How much does Call of Duty really make? Inside the court case telling gaming’s secrets

In this week’s newsletter: How a hearing on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has made for the gossipiest weeks in gaming for years

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Another regulator unconditionally approves Microsoft's Activision merger with Xbox

The FTC in the US and the CMA in the UK may still have their gripes about the Activision acquisition by Xbox, but South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved the deal unconditionally.

Sony reportedly speaking with Lies of P developer about getting more South Korean games on PS5

DokeV publisher Pearl Abyss is apparently also in talks

Diablo 4 Treasure Goblin glitch will be resolved before season 1, says Activision Blizzard

People playing Diablo 4 on hardcore may want to steer clear of Treasure Goblins, at least until Activision Blizzard implements a fix

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Microsoft News Roundup: FTC v. Microsoft, Windows Copilot, Clippy GPT, and more

This week the FTC v. Microsoft case dominated the headlines. We also saw Windows Copilot enter testing with Insiders and a revival of Clippy that's powered by ChatGPT.

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Federal judge leaks Call of Duty 2023's release date during FTC hearing with Microsoft and Activision

Sounds like those November rumors were true

Microsoft CEO says he'd 'love to get rid' of console exclusives but it's all Sony's fault, your honor

"I have no love for that world."

Call of Duty's new anti-cheat efforts make cheaters hallucinate

Devs will also use hallucinations to uncover cheaters

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Team RICOCHET releases progress update in the fight against cheaters in Call of Duty on Xbox and PC

Team RICOCHET has announced new mitigations were previously deployed to catch players who cheat via software and additional hardware while also sharing details of the results of such mitigation efforts.

Microsoft exec says the topic of Call of Duty exclusivity was "never discussed"

The company's CFO claims the topic wasn't ever presented to Microsoft's board of directors

In 2021, more than a million PlayStation players only played Call of Duty

And 6 million spent 70% of their time with CoD

Microsoft's CEO would get rid of console exclusives if he could

Of course he'd say this in front of the FTC

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