The Microsoft-Activision case is a vertical merger, however, where the companies operate in the same industry but provide different services. That can make it harder to predict what concessions ...

Microsoft's Xbox One video game console and Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game arranged in Denver on Jan. 18, 2022. ( Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

Gene Park claims that Phil Spencer convinced Microsoft to make a big bet on gaming, but that got sidelined by their pivot to AI.

When Satya Nadella took the reins of Microsoft in 2014, the company was still basking in the glow of Windows dominance, but struggling to stay relevant in the mobile-first, cloud-first world ...

Microsoft’s purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard won final approval Friday, Oct. 13, from Britain’s competition watchdog, reversing its earlier decision to block the $69 billion ...

Microsoft, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to buy game-maker Activision Blizzard on Friday after fending off global opposition from antitrust regulators and rivals.

Microsoft closed its $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal in October, nearly 22 months after the deal was first announced after overcoming opposition from antitrust regulators in the United ...

Microsoft lays off 1,900 workers from Xbox, Activision Blizzard after $69B deal By Ariel Zilber Published Jan. 25, 2024, 12:03 p.m. ET ...

Microsoft is the latest company to announce a major round of layoffs in its gaming division. It's cutting around 1,900 workers from its Xbox, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax (aka Bethesda) teams.

Microsoft valued the Activision deal at $68.7 billion when it was first announced, “inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash,” though Microsoft agreed to pay $95 in cash for each share of ...