Los Angeles Times

Over 160 Blizzard workers in Irvine join union as gaming-industry labor movement expands

More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize. The workers, who produce in-house cinematics, animation, trailers, promotional videos and other narrative ...
Gameranx

Activision Blizzard Accused Of Using AI-Generated Content For Recent Crossover

The “Generative AI Debate” in the video game space, as well as other media industries, is currently one of the most heated debates that are going on right now. The “two sides” of this issue couldn’t ...
Boston Herald

FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard. Artie T burner phone data ...
GeekWire

Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal

Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, maker of Call of Duty and Candy Crush, closed in late 2023 and overcame its final U.S. regulatory challenge in this week. (BigStock Photo) ...
Fast Company

FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal

Three years after suing to block Microsoft from buying one of the biggest names in video games, the U.S. government is finally giving up. The Federal Trade Commission announced plans Thursday to drop ...
Engadget

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. "The Commission has determined that the public interest is best ...
The Verge

FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

Today’s filing brings an end to nearly two years of legal action in FTC v. Microsoft. Today’s filing brings an end to nearly two years of legal action in FTC v. Microsoft. is a senior editor and ...
Game Rant

Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition Legal Drama Is Finally Over

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger and video game enthusiast with over five years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. His work spans many ...
Engadget

Appeals court once again upholds Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's ruling that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not violate antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission had sued to ...
Fox Business

Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. The San Francisco-based ...
The Verge

FTC loses appeal to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal that already happened

The deal went through in 2023 after a court denied the FTC’s request for an injunction. An appeals court today upheld that denial. The deal went through in 2023 after a court denied the FTC’s request ...