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Microsoft’s big win against the FTC

Karol Severin

13 Jul 2023

Microsoft

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Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has won its case against the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction to halt or terminate the deal. There is still an ongoing antitrust case by the FTC against Microsoft, but now the acquisition...

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CMA blocking Microsoft from acquiring Activision raises more questions than answers

Karol Severin

27 Apr 2023

Microsoft

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Activision

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) just announced that it “ prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud...

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More M&A activity could shift power from games companies closer to big tech

Richard Broadhurst

22 Jul 2022

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Gaming

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The first half of 2022 revealed how fragile the digital economy can be. The gaming industry, after a bullish run over the course of the pandemic, was not exempt from the blend of economic uncertainty,...

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Acquiring Activision is Microsoft’s big bang in games

Karol Severin

19 Jan 2022

acquisitions

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Microsoft

Only last week we wrote about Take-Two acquiring Zynga for $12.7 billion in what was the largest games acquisition in history. But that was last week. This week, that record is beaten more than five-fold,...

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Quick take: Epic doubles down on expression and creation with the acquisition of ArtStation

Karol Severin

10 May 2021

acquisition

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Epic Games

Epic Games embarked on the journey of attracting third-party developers a while ago , but it has now made a significant step towards building up a go-to marketplace and distribution centre for designers...

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