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IT'S OVER, IT'S DONE | Microsoft has completed its Activision Blizzard acquisition and, oh God, there’s even a trailer
Was the statement alone somehow not enough?
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BYE BYE BOBBY | Activision Blizzard CEO (and James Corden fan) Bobby Kotick is out – but not just yet
You'll have to wait until 2024 for a Kotick-free ABK.
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CMA CLEARS THE WAY | Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition has officially been approved by UK regulators
The mega deal edges even closer to completion
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IS IT OVER YET? | Microsoft poised to close massive Activision Blizzard acquisition next week
Is the mega deal on the brink of reality?
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DESPERATE MEASURES | Activision Blizzard offers up streaming rights as CMA rejects initial acquisition proposal
Ubisoft would hold rights to stream Acti Blizz games for 15 years, in effort to save the deal.
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SEEMS LIKE A GO | FTC loses bid to stop Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft can now close its Activision Blizzard deal.
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SEE YOU IN COURT | PS6 release date, Indiana Jones exclusivity, Game Pass - everything learned from day one of FTC Trial
The court battle is underway, and everyone's dirty laundry is being revealed. Scandal! Intrigue! Saucey info!
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HALT | Injunction grinds Microsoft x Activision Blizzard deal to a sudden halt
For a short time at least, the deal is on hold until a judge can make a ruling.
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BIG MONEY | UK slaps additional restrictions on the Microsoft x Activision Blizzard King deal
Following the big No stamped on the deal earlier this year, Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard is facing another barrier.
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HEAD IN THE CLOUDS | Shock! UK blocks Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition
"On this basis, the CMA has decided to prohibit the Merger."
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A GO THEN? MAYBE. | Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition edges closer as CMA states deal "will not result in a substantial lessening of competition"
The CMA is still concerned about cloud competition, though.
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DELAYED DECISION | European Commission postpones decision on approving Activision Blizzard acquisition until May 22
The decision was original scheduled for April 25.
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Exclusive Club | Sony thinks Starfield being Xbox exclusive justifies why it's worried about Call of Duty
Microsoft initially said it had no incentive to make Bethesda games console exclusives.
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PARANOIA? OR SPITE? | Sony presupposes Microsoft could intentionally release an unoptimized version of Call of Duty on PlayStation
Sony doesn't want to make a Call of Duty deal anyway, it's being said.
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IT MIGHT JUST HAPPEN | New report says the Microsoft Activision merger is a go in Europe
The EU Commission is apparently sated, and will allow the acquisition.
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COURTING ATTENTION | What’s the story behind all those PlayStation console exclusives? We’re about to find out
A whole bunch of juicy details are about to be released! What's Sony been up to?
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OI LADS | Microsoft x Activision Blizzard King deal on knife's edge as UK warns it "could harm UK gamers"
The merger appears to be on a knife's edge.
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COMPLAINT FILED | FTC seeks to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard alleging it will suppress competition
It believes the acquisition would give Microsoft the "means and motive to harm competition."