South Africa Unconditionally Approved MS-Activision Deal
The global consensus is that the deal will be good for every country that approved it.
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CMA Fails In Bid To Delay Microsoft Activision Appeal In The UK
It's unfortunate that the UK gamers are the ones who are most likely to be harmed by the CMA's actions.
Canada Had Objections To Microsoft – Activision Deal, But Didn’t Act On Time
While Canada's objection is effectively a non-factor, it was interesting that they failed to act on them in time.
MS CFO Amy Hood Reveals High Expectations – Activision Must Immediately Increase Earnings
Microsoft's expectations for Xbox and what they can do with Activision are very, very high.
Phil Spencer Commits To Call Of Duty On Future PlayStations
This might have been the clincher that decided the case, right here.
Email Reveals Jim Was Reassured Call of Duty Would Stay on PlayStation By Phil And Bobby Themselves
The picture that forms from this email is not a pleasant one for PlayStation's top honcho.
Rumor: Microsoft Email Is Evidence They Want To Put PS “Out Of The Market”
What the gamers will feel about this is one thing, but what the judge rules is going to be something else.
FTC TRO Means Microsoft Activision Deal Can’t Close This Month
The FTC may have played their final card vs this deal.
Appeal Vs CMA Decision On Microsoft Activision Deal Fast Tracked To July
Yes, everything really is rapidly turning around for Microsoft and Activision.
South Korea Is The Latest To Clear Microsoft Activision Deal
This does not cause a legally binding precedent for the UK CMA's investigation but politically bolsters the case for the CAT to reject their decision.
CMA Grilled By UK MP Over Microsoft – Activision Decision, Asked About FTC Interactions
The UK government is very mindful about the CMA decision's impact on their international reputation.
CMA Fundamentally Misunderstands Cloud Gaming Vs Mobile Gaming
Its one of many reasons for this decision to be rejected on appeal.
Warren Buffet Chimes In On Microsoft Activision Deal, “The British Gov’t Is Making A Huge Mistake”
Buffet is surprisingly circumspect about the successes and failures of the financial world.
CMA Noted Microsoft Made Zenimax Titles Like Starfield Exclusive In Their Decision
While CMA may have a point, it also seems that they have evidence to counter their own argument.
CMA Believes Microsoft Is Too Dominant In Cloud Gaming Now Because Of Their Operating Systems
It must be said, the CMA actually has some points here, but blocking the deal doesn't resolve the issues they found at all.
CMA Discovers Video Game Budgets Are Ballooning To As Much As $ 1 Billion
It's a concerning trend given how it's affecting game development itself
CMA Insists Activision Will Enter Cloud Gaming in Five Years, Even When They Said No
How do you even convince someone who fundamentally doesn't believe what you have to say?
CMA Just Did Not Believe Microsoft At Their Word
This point will prove important when it comes to the appeal to the Competitions Appeal Tribunal.
FTC Confirms Kotick’s Claim Lina Khan Met With CMA Before Activision Decision
Bobby Kotick has pointed out that the regulators aren't understanding the market conditions and why these companies are looking for these mergers in the first place.
MS President Brad Smith Calls CMA Decision “Bad For Britain”, PM Sunak’s Office Responds
It's a serious escalation to prompt the head of state to respond.
Here Are Some Informed Reactions To The CMA Decision
This decision really goes beyond a console gamer war, to people's jobs and livelihoods in the UK, where the CMA is based.
Microsoft and Activision Will Appeal CMA Decision To Get Their Deal Approved
Microsoft and Activision are dead set on getting this deal to go through.
CMA Has “Prevented” Microsoft-Activison Deal Due To Cloud Gaming Concerns
The CMA weighed benefits of the deal, and Microsoft's remedies, before reaching their decision.
NY Post: Microsoft Will “Cram” Activision Deal “Down The FTC’s Throats”
Even as this deal seems set to close, new competition investigations seem set to begin, this time vs Sony.