Even though the two companies are both US-based, if the deal was not approved in other countries in which Activision Blizzard operates, the newly merged entity would risk not being able to conduct business in those countries. It is worth noting that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is no...
The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios like “Warcraft,”“Diablo,”“Overwatch,”“Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush,” in addition to global eSports activities through Major League Gaming. The comp...
By PENG Xin Microsoft announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a US game production and distribution company, for US$69 billion (500 billion yuan), the largest merger in the history of the gaming industry. Activision Blizzard’s stock stands at US$94.42 per...
China's State Administration has approved Microsoft's attempted $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, joining a total of 37 regulators including the EU and Japan. The news was first surfaced today on SeekingAlpha via a Dealreporter item, and has since been confirmed via a statement ...
Microsoft has announced it is acquiring Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7 billion. IPs that will be owned [...]
When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios like “Warcraft,”“Diablo,”“O...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has now been approved in South Korea,China, theEuropean Union,Ukraine,South Africa,Japan,Chile,Brazil,Saudi Arabia, andSerbia. Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are still facing an uphill battle as the UK regulator, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA...
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard at a price of nearly $70 billion. The publisher of games like World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Candy Crush will now fall under the control of Xbox boss Phil Spencer, in a deal that has metaverse and
litigation, the $69 billion acquisition first announced in January 2022 is finally complete. Now that Activision Blizzard is officially part of Microsoft and a sister company to Xbox Game Studios and ZeniMax Media, that raises an important question: What does this acquisition mean for you as a ...
s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is all set to be one of the biggest deals in the history of the gaming market. However, the reason for this acquisition might go beyond Blizzard’s war chest of intellectual property and award-winning game franchises. Reports have emerged that Blizzard is ...