We are experiencing one of the most current chapters of pressure from the European Union and the rest of the world’s government entities against large companies to avoid monopolistic practices. One of these examples is the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which profoundly changes Apple’s standards and, above all, the evolution of operating systems. Epic ...
The developer of the popular Delta emulator, formerly known as GBA4iOS, announced that Apple has approved its iPhone app Apple has given the green light to the Delta emulator Join the conversation For years, installing an emulator on the iPhone has been a very difficult task, but It’s about to change. On the one hand, ...
In the midst of a cataract of layoffs in several companies in the sector, hundreds of employees in the quality assurance sector of Activision has decided to join the union of Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the United States. The total number of employees making this decision would reach 600 divided into three different ...
It’s the 37th country to agree to the deal, and not least because it’s China! In any case, only the CMA seems reticent. Before ChinaThe last body to make positive comments was Europe. Microsoft confirms that China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has unconditionally approved the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, making it the 37th ...
To Brazil, Chile, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Serbia, South Africa’s turn to approve Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision/Blizzard. The key point that seems to tie all these markets together from a competitive perspective is always the case call from Duty. The fear of seeing this video game juggernaut in the hands of the American group deters ...
Japan’s regulator says Microsoft’s takeover of Activision doesn’t affect industry competition Approval of the acquisition of Activision by Microsoft seems to be getting closer and closer. And it is that a new regulator has given the green light to the purchase. Now it’s at Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC). This approved the purchase as they ...
Microsoft has faced a lot of backlash over its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but at least things seem to be turning for the better. The European Commission now seems to want to approve the deal after all. Many antitrust authorities around the world have to approve the planned takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft ...
There are already more than three regulators approving Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard; in this case it is the Office of the National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) of Chile which gives the green light to the first phase of its examination. This entity joins regulators from Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Serbia in approving the purchase. According ...
We continue to close episodes of the acquisition of Activision by Microsoft, since the intention to purchase was announced, there is no one left to comment or give approval. This time, it’s the turn of Take-Two, more precisely of its CEO, Strauss-Zelnickwho approved the Activision takeover. Strauss Zelnick shared his total agreement with the takeover ...
The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is far from over, because the national antitrust authorities in the various markets still have to give their approval. In Brazil there was now a victory for Microsoft. The scramble for Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard never ends. Above all, the possibility that Call of Duty might no ...
