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FTC Ends Its 2-Year Case Over Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal

Microsoft rocked the gaming world in January 2022 when it confirmed plans to buy Activision Blizzard for a record-breaking $68.7 billion. The FTC sued to stop it, and that case continued even after the acquisition was completed in 2023.

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FTC Finally Drops Challenge to Microsoft's 2023 Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Just days after losing its two-year-old objection to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the U.S.'s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case. The FTC’s appeal to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the company behind Call of Duty was denied by San Francisco’s 9th U.

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The FTC will finally stop challenging Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission has finally given up the ghost on challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.

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Blizzard Watch Podcast: Horrific Re-Visions and (another) player housing preview

This week's Blizzard Watch Podcast kicks off with the new hotness -- or maybe old hotness. Horrific Visions return this week in World of Warcraft. There ar ...

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Diablo 4 Season 9 Campfire — Overpower gets a massive nerf, and Blizzard addresses player feedback on the Reliquary

All Elites and Bosses in the game from Season 9 going forward will reward the player with Seasonal Reputation. So players can ...

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Diablo 4's Season 9 finally lets us fight Astaroth in the endgame, but the rest of what it brings feels like a re-skin of old systems

Diablo 4's Season 9 may not be the one that saves the game, but at least it's bringing back that Astaroth boss fight.

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A New Skin Bundle is Bringing Royal Vibes to Overwatch

Overwatch's newest skin set could turn the battlefield into a royal court. The Royal Bundle will reportedly include fresh ...

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Overwatch 2 developers at Blizzard Entertainment form union under Microsoft

The team behind Overwatch 2 has formed a "wall-to-wall" union at Blizzard Entertainment. The Overwatch 2 development team at ...

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Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Blizzard form a new union: The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild

Nearly 200 Overwatch developers at Activision Blizzard have formed a new union under the Communications Workers of America ...

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Overwatch x Street Fighter 6 Collab Bundle Options Explained

Overwatchs' collaboration with Street Fighter 6 brings the FPS and FGC communities together with fresh new skins and more. As of May 19 2025, the partnership's ...

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