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Call of Duty: Sony resists Microsoft acquisition of Activision, Xbox reacts

Call of Duty: Sony resists Microsoft acquisition of Activision, Xbox reacts

Gaming News Call of Duty: Sony resists Microsoft acquisition of Activision, Xbox reacts Published on 08/11/2022 at 08:06 As you probably know, Activision-Blizzard is poised to be acquired by Microsoft for the hefty sum of nearly $70 billion. For its part, Sony is not particularly enthusiastic. Sony says no As you must have heard, Activision-Blizzard ...

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Phil Spencer key to Obsidian acquisition

Phil Spencer key to Obsidian acquisition

The study director Obsidian Entertainment, Feargus Urquhartrecently spoke about the studio acquisition in an interview with IGN. During the interview, he commented on how the reputation of the head of Xbox, Phil Spencerwas an important factor in convincing Obsidian to join the Xbox Game Studios list. When Urquart initially launched the announcement of the development ...

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Activision Blizzard, its acquisition is progressing at a good pace

Activision Blizzard, its acquisition is progressing at a good pace

The acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard by Microsoft ‘Moving Fast,’ Says Microsoft President. The company receives requests for information from the FTC as well as EU antitrust authorities. According to Chronicle of video gamesin an interview with the Belgian economic journal Litterthe president of Microsoft, Brad Smithsaid he thought the acquisition was happening fairly quickly for its ...

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The FTC is now also investigating Sony’s acquisition of Bungie

The FTC is now also investigating Sony’s acquisition of Bungie

although sony claim that it will not make Bunge A console-exclusive game, it’s still under investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Sony’s announcement earlier this year that it would buy Bungie for a massive $3.6 billion clearly caught the FTC’s attention. According to The Information (paywall, via PC Gamer), the FTC has launched an ...

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Activision Blizzard: Shareholders agree to acquisition by Microsoft

Activision Blizzard: Shareholders agree to acquisition by Microsoft

Microsoft’s takeover of publisher Activision Blizzard is progressing. The shareholders recently approved the takeover. Earlier this year, official news came that Microsoft was planning to take over publisher giant Activision Blizzard. A number of well-known brands such as World of WarCraft, StarCraft, Call of Duty and Diablo would fall into the hands of the Xbox ...

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Activision Blizzard acquisition has been approved by shareholders

Activision Blizzard acquisition has been approved by shareholders

A buyout is not done in the blink of an eye. Especially when it comes to astronomical sums like now. In any case, a new step has just been taken with the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. Explanations. As you can probably imagine, buying a business is a long and winding road. For example, ...

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Activision Blizzard shareholders approve Microsoft acquisition

Activision Blizzard shareholders approve Microsoft acquisition

Microsoft has already taken the market with the acquisition of Zenimax Media and Bethesda. This acquisition was considered substantially complete as soon as it was announced. However, following the announcement of the acquisition of ActivisionBlizzardmany doubts were cast as to whether it could finally be realized or if there would ...

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Activision Blizzard shareholders approve proposed Microsoft acquisition

Activision Blizzard shareholders approve proposed Microsoft acquisition

Activision Blizzard announced that its shareholders approved Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of the company. The vote was presented to shareholders at a special meeting of shareholders earlier today, with more than 98% voting in favor of the proposed transaction. On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in an all-cash deal worth $95 ...