Xbox maker Microsoft closed its US$69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard on Friday, swelling its heft in the video-gaming market with best-selling titles including "Call of Duty" to better compete with industry leader Sony. Bri...
Besides that, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has also joined the suit and granted its approval for Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. With South Korea becoming the 38th country to support the deal, Microsoft moves closer to solidifying its position as a major player in...
When the deal was first announced in January, Microsoft clearly stated its intent to add many of the titles from Activision Blizzard’s enormous catalog of games to its Xbox Game Pass system. It appears as though making an entrance into mobile using more of the storied de...
Tech giantMicrosoftwill buy the video game publisherActivision Blizzardin a $68.7 billion deal that would reshape the gaming landscape. The deal, if completed, would bring together Microsoft, which owns the Xbox game platform and Xbox Game Studios (which owns Bethesda Softworks and 343 Industries, ...
Microsoft’s plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faces a potential setback after British regulators demanded the companies come up with concessions to ease competition concerns about the blockbuster deal.
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal is bad for privacy rights The XBox producer is trying to dominate the video game market. That's a problem for consumers. Jan. 23, 2022, 3:29 PM UTC ByTiffany C. Li,MSNBC Columnist Last week,Microsoft announcedthat the company wasacquiring Activision Blizz...
The deal is expected to close in fiscal year 2023, said Microsoft, adding that the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review and Activision Blizzard's shareholder approval. The deal has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and ...
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard isn't set in stone yet, as the Federal Trade Commission will be analyzing the proposed takeover for any potential anti-competitive practices.
Microsoft reverted ATVI’s decision to remove all Blizzard games from GeForce Now by signing a deal with NVIDIA allowing Activision Blizzard games to be played in the GeForce Now (cloud gaming) service. Phil Spencer:“We have signed a 10 year agreement with NVIDIA that will allow GeForce ...
Activision Blizzard's experience could help Microsoft buildthe metaverseas an interconnected, persistent virtual world with its economy. People would interact in that world using three-dimensional avatars and immersive technology like virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR). However,...