photo: Alex Wang (Getty Images) Over a year after it was first announced, Microsoft’s $69 billion deal with Activision Blizzard is under scrutiny from regulators. It still seems to be creeps towards its unstoppable endbut things get very messy and incredibly silly in the process. The latest stunt? Activision’s chief communications officer accused Sony Interactive ...
Windows 11 hasn’t even been on the market for two years and there are already rumors and speculations about the next version: Windows 12. The latest leak could be the strongest indication of the existence of the operating system so far. Another suggests that Windows 12 could be released as early as next year. what’s ...
Frank X Shaw, Microsoft’s Lead Communications, isn’t too pleased to know Sony in Brussels. In fact, he stated in a small thread on Twitter this weekend that Sony is lying about the Redmond-based company’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The latter would try to convince Brussels that parity is not possible for Call of Duty. However, ...
Microsoft is trying to persuade regulators around the world to approve its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen. Amid concerns about the impact on competition in the industry, and amid passionate lobbying against competitor Sony’s deal, the US Federal Trade Commission has ...
Amid Microsoft’s case with the US Federal Trade Commission, a new opposing voice is emerging. Google and Nvidia have expressed concern about the state of the market and competition if Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through. Nvidia and Google argue that by acquiring Activision Blizzard, Microsoft could gain a ...
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 ...
Amid controversies, word exchanges, bids and regulators around the world investigating Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, an Xbox executive has said that the acquisition is a good thing to do, given PlayStation’s dominant position in the console market. According Bloombergpresident and vice president of Microsoft, Brad Smithmade the statement at an annual meeting of ...
This Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC, an independent agency of the U.S. government, claimed the $69 billion deal would allow Microsoft to crush rivals for its Xbox gaming console. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – PC Trailer In a complaint published on Dec. 8, ...
Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard is becoming a never-ending story. After things looked pretty good for Microsoft in the USA, the competent authority FTC has now filed a lawsuit and is trying to block the deal! Most recently, the report had suggested that the members of the US Federal Trade Commission, FTC for short, were ...
We continue to close the stages of one of the longest and most talked about purchases on the web, Microsoft’s purchase of Activision. The company is clear that it wants to conclude the agreement in the first months of 2023 and for this reason, it has constantly emphasized the advantages of this purchase which will ...
