The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, saying on Thursday that pursuing the case ...

The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its antitrust case against Microsoft ’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. On May 22nd, the FTC issued an order to dismiss its case, stating ...

TL;DR: The FTC has officially dismissed its antitrust case against Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending legal challenges to the largest video game merger in history.

FTC drops antitrust case against Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal Despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard closing in 2023, the FTC has continued to put pressure on the deal. However, ...

FTC Officially Drops Case Against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition - News Tweet by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 May 2025 / 4,809 Views ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ended its attempt to block Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, withdrawing its complaint after losing an appeal to ...

Two years after Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the US Federal Trade Commission has finally dropped its case against the multi-billion dollar deal.

The Ninth Circuit denied the FTC’s emergency motion for an injunction on July 14, 2023 and Microsoft officially completed the merger with Activision in October 13, 2023. See Fed. Trade Comm’n v.

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 ...

TL;DR: The FTC has postponed the evidentiary hearing in its ongoing administrative case challenging Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard to July 21, 2025.

The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its complaint against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. On May 22, 2025, the FTC issued an order dismissing its case after it lost its ...