Here's the history of the company behind iconic ... that have dogged the company over the years. The merger that created Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard was formed in 2008 through the ...

Then the final point, unlike the FTC's claims, Microsoft actually has a history of expanding ... The FTC's challenge of the Activision-Microsoft merger, if successful, will set a new legal precedent.

The FTC argued that the merger would restrict competition, mainly by placing Activision’s Call of Duty franchise — regularly a top-selling gaming property — in the hands of Microsoft ...

Microsoft officially bought the “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” maker – the biggest acquisition in the history ... extension of its merger agreement with Activision to complete ...

U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said in a ruling that the merger deserved scrutiny, noting it could be the largest in the history of ... Nadella and longtime Activision Blizzard ...

Microsoft has a history of courting Democrats ... among other things, the pending Activision merger and its potential impact on New York. They also reportedly met in February.

Microsoft completed its purchase of video game-maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion on Friday, closing one of the most expensive tech acquisitions in history that could have repercussions ...

Run-ins with regulators have become par for the course in one of the more storied merger transactions in recent history. While the United States FTC is giving Microsoft and Activision headaches as ...

After years of legal battles, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has waved the white flag and officially ended its fight against Microsoft. The regulator had tried every available legal avenue to ...

Federal regulators have filed a legal motion to prevent Microsoft from completing its $69 billion deal for Activision ... the merger, which would be the largest deal in Microsoft's history as ...

which has sought to convince antitrust regulators around the world to stop the Activision Blizzard merger. The all-cash deal, which is set to be the largest in the history of the tech industry ...

the largest in the history of the videogame industry. The bid by the plaintiffs was separate from a request by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to pause Microsoft's purchase of Activision ...