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Coverage dated December 22, 2022

Microsoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Microsoft on Thursday filed a formal challenge to the FTC lawsuit that declared the $68.7 billion deal an illegal acquisition that should be stopped.

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  1. FOX Business

    Microsoft challenges FTC's block of $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc.: Report (opens FOX Business)

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    Microsoft challenged the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block the software giant's acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. for $68.7 billion.

  2. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Microsoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Microsoft on Thursday filed a formal challenge to the FTC lawsuit that declared the $68.7 billion deal an illegal acquisition that should be stopped.

  3. Washington Post

    Microsoft set to battle FTC over $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal (opens Washington Post)

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    Microsoft wants to buy Activision, the maker of hit video games like Call of Duty. Regulators oppose what could be the largest acquisition in the gaming industry.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Microsoft will fight U.S. over $68.7-billion Activision Blizzard deal (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the its planned takeover of Activision Blizzard.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Microsoft Will Fight FTC Over $68.7B Activision Blizzard Deal (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    At the center of the dispute is Microsoft's rivalry with PlayStation-maker Sony to secure popular Activision Blizzard franchises like the military shooter game Call of Duty.

  6. CBS News

    Microsoft heads for battle with FTC over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal (opens CBS News)

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    FTC voted in December to block deal, which it says could violate antitrust laws by suppressing Microsoft Xbox competitors.

  7. Geek Wire

    Microsoft: FTC’s case against Activision deal defies business logic and ignores industry realities (opens Geek Wire)

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    Microsoft laid out its case against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, describing itself as “the third-place manufacturer of gaming consoles”…

  8. Engadget

    Microsoft and Activision Blizzard file responses to the FTC's antitrust lawsuit (opens Engadget)

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    Microsoft has filed a formal response to a Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit that seeks to block it from buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    Microsoft Responds to FTC Case Seeking to Block Activision Blizzard Deal, Saying It Wouldn't Hurt Competition (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Microsoft said for the third largest console maker to be buying a major gaming franchise would’t overturn a competitive market. U.S. regulators don’t agree.

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