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 served by dismissing the administrative litigation in this case,” the agency said in an issued today. The federal regulator had attempted to block Microsoft’s acquisition of … Read more
Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch team has formed a wall-to-wall union under the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union, which has been recognized by parent company Microsoft, includes nearly 200 developers “across all disciplines,” from design and production to quality assurance, the said in its announcement. It’s the latest development in a broader organizing effort by … Read more
The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals has a lower court’s ruling that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard did not violate antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission had sued to block the merger of these large gaming brands on claims that the new entity would fall afoul of antitrust laws. In the court’s ruling, released … Read more
Prolific video game developer Blizzard Entertainment is reviving its beloved fan convention BlizzCon in 2026. The event, last held in the fall of 2023, was skipped in 2024 as the internal focus for Activision Blizzard was on integration within new owner Microsoft Gaming. Per this announcement, Blizzard will again be skipping hosting the Anaheim-based convention … Read more