Jul 6, 2022 · 22 August 2023: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard notified to the CMA an acquisition by which Microsoft will acquire Activision, excluding Activision’s cloud streaming rights outside of the...

Sep 22, 2023 · The sale of Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft substantially addresses previous concerns and opens the door to the deal being cleared, the CMA said today.

Aug 22, 2023 · Microsoft submits new, restructured deal for review, triggering a fresh Phase 1 investigation by CMA; Under the new deal, Microsoft will not acquire the cloud streaming rights to all current...

Jan 2, 2024 · Microsoft president Brad Smith wasn’t happy with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last year after the regulator blocked Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal.

Jul 11, 2023 · Microsoft has just won a separate ruling with a US federal court against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the CMA is the last regulator preventing the Xbox maker from completing its $68.7...

Aug 21, 2023 · As a result of the agreement with Ubisoft, Microsoft believes its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard presents a substantially different transaction under UK law than the transaction Microsoft submitted for the CMA’s consideration in 2022.

Oct 13, 2023 · Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that the deal can proceed after...

Jul 31, 2023 · Microsoft has sent its final submission to the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), outlining why it believes the organisation should reconsider its block on the proposed $69 billion...

Jul 17, 2023 · Microsoft's appeal against Britain's block on its $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard was formally paused by a London tribunal on Monday, to give the parties more time to resolve the...

Apr 26, 2023 · The CMA said Microsoft, which accounts for about 60 to 70 per cent of cloud gaming services, would gain control over games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch and World of Warcraft.