Appeals court rejects FTC's request to pause Microsoft-Activision deal
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by federal regulators to block Microsoft from closing ...
Manager
15/07/2023
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Federal Trade Commission's request to pause Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision during appeal denied by judge
A federal judge in Northern California has denied a request from the Federal Trade Commission to pau...
Faris Tanyos
14/07/2023
UK blocks Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
British regulators have blocked Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Bliz...
Manager
26/04/2023
Microsoft heads for battle with FTC over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal
Microsoft is headed for a battle with the U.S. government over whether regulators will block the tec...
Manager
24/12/2022
FTC moves to block $69 billion Microsoft-Activision deal
Federal regulators are seeking to block Microsoft's proposed purchase of video game powerhouse Activ...
Irina Ivanova
09/12/2022
Activision Blizzard workers vote to unionize, a first for a large U.S. video game company
Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard are waiting to find out if th...
Manager
24/05/2022
Activision Blizzard employees launch petition urging CEO to resign
More than 1,330 employees at video game maker Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for...
Khristopher J
20/11/2021
Activision Blizzard CEO urged to step down amid allegations he ignored sexual misconduct
Pressure is mounting on Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to step down, with some employees at th...
Khristopher J
18/11/2021
Activision Blizzard to pay $18 million to settle allegations of sexual harassment
Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed this week by th...
Khristopher J
29/09/2021
Video game maker Activision sued over "frat boy" work culture that tormented women
Activision Blizzard has a "frat boy" workplace culture where male employees "banter about their sexu...
Khristopher J
23/07/2021
Blizzard president apologizes for Hong Kong player ban: "We moved too quickly"
Blizzard Entertainment President J. Allen Brack on Friday apologized for his company's punishing a s...
Sarah Min
02/11/2019
Blizzard says China had "no influence" on move to ban Hearthstone video gamer
Blizzard Entertainment says China had "no influence" in its decision to ban a Hong Kong video game p...
Sarah Min
15/10/2019
Video game makers face backlash after El Paso shooting
President Donald Trump said the video game industry is partially to blame for the El Paso massacre, ...
Aimee Picchi
07/08/2019
Activision is getting in touch with its feminine side
Activision Blizzard (AVTI), the largest video-game publisher and the company behind such first-perso...
Jonathan Berr
04/11/2015