The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rejected Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
It looks like Activision Blizzard’s 14-month-long acquisition saga by Microsoft is now more likely to go ahead.
Despite Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 setting records, Activision originally stated that 2023 would not receive a new title in the franchise.
Nintendo and Microsoft have just signed a legal agreement that will see Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms for at least ten years.
Activision’s excellent results indicate that players are concentrating on fewer and bigger videogames now.
The Bloomberg report for January shows that the layoffs taking place at Microsoft have started to affect its gaming sector.
It has just been announced that the president and COO of Activision Blizzard will be leaving the company early next year.
Microsoft has confirmed that Call of Duty is coming to Nintendo platforms after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finalized.
The European Gaming Commission recently launched an open inquiry into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
New York City Employees’ Retirement System and pension funds have filed suit against Activision Blizzard in regards to its sale to Microsoft.