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Engadget on MSN · 2d

The FTC will finally stop challenging Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission has finally given up the ghost on challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Eurogamer on MSN · 1d

FTC finally drops appeal against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft may have sealed the deal to acquire Activision Blizzard all the way back in 2023 for $68.7bn, making history as the biggest company buyout in the video games industry to date, but only now has the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally given up its own fight.

Microsoft's Years-Long Battle To Buy Activision Blizzard Is Now Finally Over

To appease regulator concerns, Microsoft carved out deals to bring Xbox games to non-Xbox streaming platforms and also continue to release games on non-Xbox platforms. Microsoft is indeed doing that, and for April 2025 in the US, five out of the top seven best-selling PS5 games were published by Xbox.

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FTC drops 2-year case against Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Though the acquisition went ahead in 2023, the FTC has continued to appeal until now.

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Microsoft Clears Major Hurdle As FTC Ends Effort To Block Activision Merger

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision denying the FTC's application to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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