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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
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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.
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FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition after nearly two years
FTC ends legal fight against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal, closing a two-year case over the $68.7B acquisition.
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FTC drops case against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its complaint against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
FTC drops 2-year case against Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Though the acquisition went ahead in 2023, the FTC has continued to appeal until now.
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 (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The decision ...
FTC Finally Drops Bid to Unwind Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
After wasting taxpayer money for over two years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finally thrown in the towel.
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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 ...