News European Commission Explains Why It Disagreed With UK CMA Over Xbox ActiBlizz Deal

"Occasionally, we reach decisions that are not aligned..."

Microsoft has officially appealed against the block of its Activision Blizzard takeover in the UK, with the formal process taking place earlier this week. The appeal is being handled by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). This was announced by a Microsoft spokesperson in response to...

• Thu 25th May 2023
• Xbox
• Activision Blizzard
• CMA
• UK
• European Commission

News Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Officially Approved In Europe

A major step forward

Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard has taken a huge step forward today, as the European Commission has voted to approve the deal, leaving just the UK CMA and U.S. FTC as the major roadblocks right now. In a

• Mon 15th May 2023
• Xbox
• Activision Blizzard
• EU
• European Commission
• Microsoft

News EU 'Expected' To Approve Xbox Activision Blizzard Deal Next Week

According to "sources" at Reuters

It appears we can't go a few minutes without something new happening in the world of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard at the moment, with the latest story being that that the European Commission is reportedly expected to approve the takeover as soon as next week - potentially on Monday, May 15th. This is according...

• Wed 10th May 2023
• Xbox
• Activision Blizzard
• EU
• European Commission
• Microsoft

News Microsoft Offers ActiBlizz Remedies To EU, Deadline Pushed Back Yet Again

A decision will now be made by late May

These Activision Blizzard news drops are becoming daily again at the moment, with the latest news revolving around Microsoft's attempts to encourage the European Commission to accept the takeover. According to Reuters and Yahoo Finance, Microsoft has now offered remedies to the EU regulator in an attempt to...

• Fri 17th Mar 2023
• Xbox
• Activision Blizzard
• Microsoft
• CMA
• European Commission