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Microsoft says it’s awful in angle for Activision acquisition approval
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Microsoft’s latest move in an attempt to secure approval for its record $69 billion USD Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition deal is to downplay its game industry success. Currently, the UK’s primary competition watchdog the CMA is examining Microsoft’s deal to pick up the Call of Duty publisher, whose biggest games right now include Modern Warfare 2, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, and mobile game Candy Crush.
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Take-Two Boss On Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard: “It’s A Good Thing”
In an interview with Sharon Waxman, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick came out in favor of the upcoming Microsoft-Activision merger.
Around seven minutes into the interview, when asked whether he thought the merger would close, Zelnick replied, “I can’t really predict what the regulators will do, we’re certainly of the belief it’s a good thing for Microsoft and for the industry.” Waxman immediately asked for clarification and Zelnick responded by framing Microsoft and Take-Two’s relationship as not entirely competitive.
Emphasizing Take-Two and Microsoft’s different businesses, Zelnick said, “It’s a highly fragmented business, there’s plenty of creativity to go around. Microsoft is an ally of ours and if this makes their business more powerful we think that’s good for us.” Waxman pushes back by stating Activision is a software company, which would theoretically cut in on Take-Two’s business.
EU Scrutinizes Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard – CNET
Brazil’s antitrust regulator approves Microsoft’s planned purchase of Activision
UK competition authority target March for decision on Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have set a statutory deadline of March 1st for their investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, and any third parties submitting responses to the CMA have until February to do so. As detailed in an update to the CMA’s administrative timetable for their investigation, it might be the case that provisional findings are brought forward in January, a year after the deal was first revealed.
Activision Blizzard withheld raises to retaliate against unionising staff, US Labor Relations Board finds
Activision Blizzard illegally withheld raises from unionizing workers, labor board finds
Gaming giant Activision Blizzard unlawfully retaliated against workers at Raven Software who formed a union, the National Labor Relations Board found. The quality assurance (QA) department at subsidiary Raven Software, who mostly work on “Call of Duty,” announced that they would form a union in January. Activision Blizzard sought to block the union, reasoning that […]
Activision Blizzard illegally withheld raises from unionizing workers, labor board finds by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch