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On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. [1] The acquisition was completed on October 13, 2023, with its total cost amounting to $75.4 billion. [2] Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft brought Activision Blizzard under its Microsoft Gaming business unit as a sibling division to ...
UPDATED: Microsoft closed a $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard on Friday after getting the green light from regulators in the U.K., nearly two years after it was first announced.
Loaded 0%. Microsoft (MSFT) on Friday finalized its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI), according to a regulatory filing from the company Friday, in what is ...
Microsoft has completed its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of “Call of Duty” and other hit video games, closing one of the biggest tech deals of all time.. The company said in a ...
Blizzard Entertainment, which handles the development, production, and distribution of Blizzard's games. It also maintains Battle.net, organizes BlizzCon, and houses the company's esports activities including MLG and the Overwatch League. King, which handles the development and distribution of its mobile games.
Microsoft valued the Activision deal at $68.7 billion when it was first announced, “inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash,” though Microsoft agreed to pay $95 in cash for each share of ...
Microsoft. On December 8, 2022, the FTC voted to file a legal challenge to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In the lawsuit, the FTC alleges that Microsoft would use its Xbox gaming consoles, Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming to suppress competitors, a view point shared by FTC Bureau of Competition director Holly Vedova.
LONDON (Reuters) -Xbox maker Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard on Friday, swelling its heft in the video-gaming market with best-selling titles including "Call of Duty ...