The Long, Winding Road to a Microsoft-Activision Deal - The Washington Post

The biggest-ever deal in video gaming has also been one of the hardest to pull off. Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. finally looks like it may happen, but only after a year and a half of jousting with global regulators concerned by the potential market power of the combined company. The fight isn’t quite over, with the US Federal Trade Commission likely to continue challenging the deal even after it has gone through.

Judge rejects FTC's attempt to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal - The Washington Post

Judge rejects FTC's attempt to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal - The Washington Post

EA and Activision-Blizzard earnings: Gaming during lockdown - Protocol

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Microsoft's Activision deal hits major hurdle in the U.K. - Protocol

Judge rejects FTC's attempt to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal - The Washington Post

FTC to appeal MSFT-Activision deal

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Techmeme: The UK CMA narrows its probe of Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard bid, saying new evidence “provisionally alleviates” concerns about UK game console supply (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says $75 Billion Activision Deal Won't Block Competition - WSJ

Four Takeaways From the Microsoft–Activision Blizzard Deal - The Ringer

Bloomberg Law News

The Long, Winding Road to a Microsoft-Activision Deal: QuickTake