Microsoft & Activision Blizzard agree to extend deal deadline to October 2023
Microsoft and Activision's boards mutually agreed to the extended deal deadline as Microsoft continues its efforts to satisfy UK regulatory authorities.
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Microsoft and Activision's boards mutually agreed to the extended deal deadline as Microsoft continues its efforts to satisfy UK regulatory authorities.
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has agreed to pause Microsoft's appeal of the CMA decision to block the Activision Blizzard merger, which gives the latter two parties extra time to negotiate.
Xbox and Sony agree to bring COD to PlayStation consoles for the next 10 years.
One of the last major hurdles to the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard appears to have been cleared.
The CMA recently shared that it was open to renegotiation with Microsoft after initially blocking the deal.
If all goes as planned, The Trade Desk will replace Activision Blizzard in the Nasdaq-100 Indexes by mid-July.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will need to issue an emergency stay if the FTC wants to prevent the acquisition before the deal deadline.
After the FTC failed to block the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger, the UK's CMA stands as one of the only obstacles to the deal's close.
We learned more about Nintendo's heavily rumored Switch successor during the Microsoft and FTC trial.
The FTC vs. Microsoft/Activision Blizzard hearing will be livestreamed via Zoom for those who wish to tune in.