The FTC have themselves ended their action vs. the Microsoft Activision deal. The FTC revealed plans to investigate the deal shortly after Microsoft announced it in 2022.

Earlier Thursday, the FTC said it was dismissing a lawsuit against PepsiCo that was filed by the Democratic-controlled FTC in January. Microsoft announced a $69 billion acquisition of Activision ...

The FTC’s appeal to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the company behind Call of Duty was denied by San Francisco’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 7, further cementing ...

The FTC has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, clearing the way for the deal to proceed in the US after intense regulatory scrutiny.

Microsoft president Brad Smith on X called the FTC's retreat "a victory for players across the country and for common sense in Washington, D.C." ...

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 ...

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.

The Microsoft-Activision deal may be in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of the popular ...

The FTC’s move to block the acquisition is rooted in concerns that Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox console, would gain control of high-level video game franchises and enable it to harm ...

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Call of Duty video game maker Activision Blizzard. In an order issued ...

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard.

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard. In an order issued ...