The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...

Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...

The US Federal Trade Commission announces that it has dropped the case against Microsoft for its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In 2023, the FTC requested a preliminary injunction ...

Microsoft wins legal challenge to acquire Activision-Blizzard, despite FTC's objections. Xbox exclusivity for franchises like Call of Duty unlikely due to multi-platform strategy. Future game ...

The Federal Trade Commission is no longer challenging the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger in its administrative ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Wednesday affirming a denial of a preliminary injunction the FTC had sought for Microsoft's now-completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Opinion: Baker Botts' Jody Boudreault explains how the Ninth Circuit's ruling in FTC v. Microsoft Corp. provides a roadmap ...

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrew its administrative case opposing Microsoft Corporation ...

The FTC had previously argued that the Activision Blizzard acquisition would give Microsoft an unfair edge in the gaming industry.

Though the acquisition went ahead in 2023, the FTC has continued to appeal until now.