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Demartini et al v. Microsoft Corporation

  1. June 01, 2023

    Activision Gamers' Bid To Depose CEO Paused For FTC Trial

    A California federal judge on Thursday postponed gamers' request to depose Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick in their suit opposing Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of the video game company, saying it "doesn't make sense" to rule before an upcoming August trial in the FTC's suit challenging the deal.

  2. May 22, 2023

    Gamers' Bid To Pause Microsoft-Activision Deal Denied

    A California federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction bid from video gamers trying to challenge Microsoft Corp.'s planned $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc., finding they "have not met their burden to demonstrate an immediate threat of personal irreparable harm."

  3. May 01, 2023

    Gamers Say Microsoft, Activision Deal Aims To Eliminate Sony

    Gamers attempting to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard merger fired back against the tech giant's effort to throw out the case in California federal court, arguing that discovery has allegedly revealed new information that Microsoft's goal is to take down its competitor Sony.

  4. April 20, 2023

    Microsoft Says Gamers Fall Short In Suit Over Activision Deal

    Microsoft is urging a California federal judge to toss the latest version of an antitrust suit over its planned Activision Blizzard buyout, saying the gamer plaintiffs have only made speculative claims about how the merger might affect the video game industry years down the road.

  5. April 11, 2023

    Gamers File Amended Challenge To Microsoft-Activision Deal

    A group of gamers submitted a revamped version of their California federal lawsuit challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion plan to buy Activision Blizzard, again alleging the acquisition would decrease competition in an already small field of video game developers.

  6. March 21, 2023

    Microsoft Beats Gamers' Suit Over Activision Deal, For Now

    A California federal judge has followed through on her promise to toss a "very scattershot" antitrust suit challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion plan to buy Activision Blizzard, but she's giving the video game buyers another chance to amend their suit.

  7. March 16, 2023

    Microsoft Judge Skeptical Of 'Scattershot' Activision Deal Suit

    A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that she'll likely toss video game buyers' antitrust suit challenging Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard but let them try again, telling their counsel the suit is "very scattershot" and that they "should probably get working on your amended complaint."

  8. March 03, 2023

    Microsoft Says Gamers Show No Harm From Activision Deal

    Microsoft Corp. told a California federal court that gamers looking to pause its planned purchase of Activision Blizzard while they challenge the merger failed to show the deal will hurt competition and said the facts demonstrate the move will make gaming more competitive.

  9. February 01, 2023

    Microsoft Looks To Toss Gamers' Suit Over Activision Deal

    Microsoft moved to dismiss a private suit from video game players trying to block its planned purchase of Activision Blizzard, a producer of popular video games, saying the merger is still under review by antitrust enforcers and therefore subject to change.

  10. January 20, 2023

    Microsoft Can't Pause Private Challenge To Activision Deal

    A California federal judge refused to pause a private merger challenge contesting Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard Inc., rejecting company arguments that there's no reason for separate litigation over a transaction enforcers are trying to block and that cannot close until April.

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