Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation et al

  1. June 23, 2023

    Microsoft Exec Makes 'Call Of Duty' Pledge At FTC Hearing

    Microsoft's gaming chief took the stand Friday at a hearing over the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block its $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard Inc. and promised that contrary to the agency's prediction, the Xbox maker won't bar rival Sony from selling Activision's blockbuster Call of Duty games for PlayStation.

  2. June 22, 2023

    Microsoft's $69B Activision Deal At Stake As FTC Makes Case

    The Federal Trade Commission urged a California federal judge at the start of a five-day hearing on Thursday to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with Activision to give the agency time to scrutinize the anti-competitive effects of the transaction while Microsoft countered that an injunction would kill the deal.

  3. June 21, 2023

    Judge Discloses Son's Microsoft Job Ahead Of FTC Hearing

    The California federal judge overseeing the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with Activision disclosed at a hearing Wednesday that her son works for Microsoft, then moved on to setting out the ground rules for a high-stakes five-day evidentiary hearing kicking off this week.

  4. June 14, 2023

    Microsoft Trying To Control FTC Activision Case Timeline

    With a looming July 18 deadline baked into their merger agreement, Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. sought Wednesday to control the timeline on the Federal Trade Commission's newly filed California federal court lawsuit that they said "is the only decision that matters," not an ongoing agency in-house challenge.

  5. June 13, 2023

    FTC Wins Pause Of Microsoft's Activision Acquisition

    A California federal judge late Tuesday pumped the brakes on Microsoft's planned purchase of Activision Blizzard, preventing the deal from closing while the court decides whether to grant the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause the merger for an in-house challenge.

  6. June 12, 2023

    FTC Asks Calif. Court To Block Activision Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission on Monday expanded its challenge to Microsoft's planned purchase of Activision Blizzard by asking a California federal court to block the merger while an in-house case plays out.