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U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley decided not to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The Hindu

Federal Judge Denies FTC’s Request To Block Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard

FTC fails to demonstrate likelihood of reduced competition or removal of games from Sony PlayStation.

Zenger

Microsoft Win Presents Bigger Challenges for Sony Than Nintendo

Leave Square Enix alone. I'm serious.

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A California court gives Microsoft and Activision reason to celebrate

The FTC can't block the takeover while it investigates it.

Fortune

Microsoft has won its Activision Blizzard acquisiton case with the FTC

With the acquisition now free to proceed in the US, the UK is the last holdout

TechRadar

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.

Fortune

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

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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.

PC Gamer

Microsoft Activision deal moves closer to completion after FTC court case triumph

Microsoft wins its fight against the FTC in US Federal Court, meaning its Activision Blizzard acquisition is all but guaranteed

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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.

Windows Central

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.

Windows Central

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.

Windows Central

“Spending Sony Out of Business.” 5 Bombshells From Microsoft’s FTC Hearing

After one week of hearings in the Microsoft FTC trial, a number of shocking revelations have come out, here are the most important things to know.

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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

TechRadar

Activision Boss Bobby Kotick says company will "likely make a Call of Duty game for a new Nintendo console

During the ongoing legal battle over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, CEO Bobby Kotick gave some big reveals as to Call of Duty's future.

GamesRadar

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

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

TechRadar

Microsoft planned to acquire Square Enix in ominously titled "Project Phoenix"

Confidential documents have revealed Microsoft's past plans to acquire Square Enix as part of a strategy to grow Game Pass' mobile presence.

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Windows Central

Xbox won’t make Call of Duty worse on PlayStation — here’s why

Call of Duty is a core component of the FTC's argument against Xbox, but previous comments about downgrades aren't holding up in the courtroom.

Windows Central

Bombshell PlayStation emails reveal Sony's true feelings about Xbox's Activision merger

A fresh round of internal documents reveals PlayStation's true feelings about the Xbox-Activision merger.

Windows Central

Xbox's proposal to acquire Sega actually supports its FTC arguments — here's how

The FTC court case between Microsoft and Xbox has seen a deluge of documents on the inner workings of the company emerge. These documents detail an intent to acquire Sega, and actually support Microsoft's arguments to the FTC. Here's how.

Windows Central

It seems Microsoft sacrificed Xbox Series X sales to build Xbox Cloud Gaming servers

Microsoft is heavily behind PlayStation 5 in market share, and Xbox Cloud Gaming is to blame, according to these FTC documents.

Windows Central

Xbox internal emails: Microsoft 'positioned' to 'spend Sony out of business'

The hearing between Microsoft and the FTC has brought countless revelations about Xbox's long-term business strategies. And some of these discussions were very aggressive.

Windows Central

FTC vs. Xbox: Sony 'uses revenue' from Microsoft's games to block games from coming to Xbox

During the FTC V Microsoft hearing, Phil Spencer said that PlayStation uses the money they make from Xbox games to block games from coming to Xbox.

Daily Mirror

Sony right to ‘not run the risk’ of sharing PS6 plans if Microsoft Activision deal passes

Activision might not have access to PS6 development insight if it is purchased by Microsoft

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