The blockbuster deal would see Microsoft control the developer behind popular game franchise "Call of Duty," but regulators have antitrust concerns.

Microsoft may end up controlling a shocking amount of the most popular, beloved video game franchises in modern media if its $69 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard passes regulatory scrutiny. If ...

With the deal, the largest in the software maker’s history, Microsoft will acquire Activision’s huge pool of users and access to some of the world’s most popular games. By Karen Weise Andrew Ross ...

Still, Microsoft isn’t the only one who faces a risk if the FTC does decide to challenge the deal. It could also present some uncomfortable challenges for Khan and the agency by highlighting ...

Microsoft is making plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard — despite the Federal Trade Commission’s December move to block the deal over antitrust concerns, The Post has ...

Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game developer Activision Blizzard cleared its final hurdle Friday after receiving approval from British regulators. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly $70 billion. It’s one of the biggest acquisitions in the tech industry in recent years, one that ...

As UK regulators extend their final decision date, Microsoft and Activision are also expected to negotiate a new merger termination date that goes beyond the current July 18 deadline. Microsoft and ...

Few things are as perpetually uncool as a tech behemoth, but this week Microsoft gets to play the role of savior. The company on Tuesday agreed to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, continuing ...

Activision Blizzard, the company behind billion-dollar franchises like Call of Duty and Warcraft, immensely popular PC staples like Diablo and Overwatch and, oh yeah, mobile gaming behemoth King and ...

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will be buying Activision Blizzard for a staggering amount of money, in the most expensive business acquisition in gaming history. Xbox, on the other hand, has ...

Also included as part of the deal is King, the maker of Candy Crush, signaling that Microsoft may utilize the company to compete in the mobile space. In early 2021, Take-Two Interactive (which houses ...