A majority of Activision user research employees have voted to unionize, with Microsoft voluntarily recognizing the union.

"Before the merger, a consumer wanting to play ... We’ve signed multiple agreements to make Activision Blizzard’s games, Xbox first party games and Game Pass all available to more players ...

The Xbox that fans have known for decades is currently undergoing an unprecedented transformation as Microsoft sets it sights on a multiplatform approach to gaming and its console sales continue to ...

Our large investment to acquire Activision Blizzard further strengthens our resolve to remove this friction on behalf of creators and gamers alike. We want to enable world-class content to reach every ...

as did the role Xbox Game Pass would play in the merger. In October of last year, the acquisition went through, and in March 2024, the first Activision-Blizzard game since the acquisition - Diablo ...

as Xbox console exclusives. Based on that precedent, the FTC says Microsoft could take the same route with Activision-Blizzard games, despite the company's ongoing efforts to secure 10-year ...

It’s also not coming out of the Bethesda arm of Xbox. Rather, it is coming from the Activision-Blizzard arm of Xbox. Microsoft shattered records to acquire Activision-Blizzard, primarily so it ...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK's antitrust regulator, has blocked Activision-Blizzard and Microsoft from "acquiring an interest" in each other. The companies will now need ...

Activision may also have to launch COD 2025 on Switch 2 as per the 10-year agreements that it made during the FTC v Microsoft merger trial. Whether or not the game launches on PS4 and Xbox One ...

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