microsoft-activision deal

Xbox maker Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard on Friday, swelling its heft in the video-gaming market with best-selling titles including "Call of Duty" to better compete with industry leader Sony.Britain finally…

British regulators on Friday dropped their objections to Microsoft's attempt to buy video game firm Activision Blizzard, the maker of "Call of Duty", paving the way for the US tech titan to close one of the biggest technology acquisitions…

Microsoft is facing a tough time buying Activision. (Reuters)Microsoft, which is seeking to wrap up its acquisition of gamemaker Activision Blizzard, urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to withdraw a case against the deal that the…

Microsoft is facing a tough time buying Activision. (Reuters)Microsoft Corp is in talks about an extension of its acquisition contract with video game maker Activision Blizzard, which is set to expire on Tuesday, so the parties can overcome…

As Microsoft moves a step closer to acquire Activision Blizzard in the most expensive gaming deal in history, Sony has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStationconsoles. The announcement is significant because Sony has…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard, hours after a federal judge rejected a similar request.The deal is facing…

A US federal court on Thursday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold off on closing its $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, a court filing showed.A…

The fate of what could be the priciest merger in tech industry history will soon be in the hands of a federal judge who must decide whether to stop Microsoft from closing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard.Federal…

Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick was in court Wednesday defending Microsoft's proposed $69 billion takeover of his video game company against an attempt by federal regulators to block the deal.Kotick told a federal judge in…

Microsoft is facing a tough time buying Activision. (Reuters)Arguing for the government on Tuesday in its legal fight against Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy game maker Activision Blizzard, Harvard economist Robin Lee struggled at times…