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Activision and Microsoft set to merge after FTC fails to stop deal

Activision and Microsoft set to merge after FTC fails to stop deal

photo: Agency Anadolu (Getty Images) The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s latest request to stay Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, likely paving the way for gaming’s largest-ever merger after more than a year of regulatory saga finally progressing. The open-world racing game that’s been out ...

FTC is vilified by Congress and Xbox fans for their work

FTC is vilified by Congress and Xbox fans for their work

Chaired by Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has come in for a lot of trouble for trying to be aggressive in regulating tech companies and preventing monopolies. Now the FTC faces criticism from both congressional Republicans and very online Xbox fans to appeal against a recent court decision That gave Microsoft the green ...