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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...
FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal
After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.
FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
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FTC drops case against Microsoft-Activision merger, acquisition now left unchallenged
The Federal Trade Commission is no longer challenging the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger in its administrative ...
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FTC ends opposition to Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The FTC had previously argued that the Activision Blizzard acquisition would give Microsoft an unfair edge in the gaming ...
FTC Ends Legal Challenge to Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Activision Acquisition
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrew its administrative case opposing Microsoft Corporation ...
FTC finally drops appeal against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft may have sealed the deal to acquire Activision Blizzard all the way back in 2023 for $68.7bn, making history as the ...
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It's Over! FTC Drops Its Case Against Microsoft's Activision Buyout
Earlier this month it was reported the Federal Trade Commission was still fighting Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buyout and ...
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Microsoft's Years-Long Battle To Buy Activision Blizzard Is Now Finally Over
To appease regulator concerns, Microsoft carved out deals to bring Xbox games to non-Xbox streaming platforms and also ...
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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Activision
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Call of ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
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