FTC revives attempt to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Just after the UK provisionally agreed to the deal
Acquisition articles
Capcom says it would decline a Microsoft acquisition, but PC remains its "main platform"
Capcom president also thinks games are too cheap
Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is almost complete after UK watchdog gives provisional approval
After initially blocking the deal
Cisco to acquire cybersecurity specialist Splunk for $28 billion
Boosting security in an AI-powered world
Embracer Group plans to sell off Borderlands creator Gearbox
The video game conglomerate continues to flounder after soured Saudi multibillion-dollar investment deal
Microsoft will sell streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft in attempt to appease UK regulator
Activision Blizzard games will be coming to Ubisoft+
Intel's $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor has been called off
Not the first time China has dragged its feet
Toshiba plans to proceed with 2 trillion yen buyout offer from Japanese conglomerate
Successful takeover would delist Toshiba from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and allow the company to restructure
Microsoft and Activision extend $69 billion merger deadline to quell CMA concerns
The extension also opens the door for the FTC to take further action after is injunction denial
UK regulator agrees to renegotiate with Microsoft on Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft to reportedly make a small divestment to satisfy the CMA
Microsoft defeats the FTC in federal court, gaining the go-ahead on Activision Blizzard acquisition
Barring an FTC appeal, it looks like the UK's CMA is the only regulator left in the way
Elon Musk is suing the law firm that forced him to buy Twitter
While he's offering a literal D-measuring competition with Mark Zuckerberg
Why it matters: Elon Musk must be pretty stressed right now. In between training for a possible cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg (or a literal "measuring" contest) and watching Twitter rival Threads become the fastest-growing app of all time, the world's richest man is suing the law firm that represented Twitter while he was trying to get out of the $44 billion buyout.
Massive PlayStation leak reveals Call of Duty revenues and first-party game budgets
It turns out Sharpies aren't the best for redacting documents
Pete Hines confused by Microsoft's multiplatform double standard of allowing CoD on PlayStation
The VP doesn't understand why Activision can continue producing PlayStation games but Bethesda cannot
Microsoft explored buying Sega, Bungie, Niantic, and IO Interactive, wanted to "spend Sony out of business"
Zynga and Supergiant Games were also targets
One-person company Wargraphs, creator of League of Legends companion app, acquired for $54 million
The Porofessor creator has reason to celebrate
Google is killing Google Domains, selling it to Squarespace for $180 million
The sale includes approximately 10 million domains
US regulators file injunction to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft and Activision think the injunction will speed up the deal
Meta complies with UK order, sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a huge loss
Meta's loss is Shutterstock's gain
The EU approves Microsoft-Activision takeover as long as Xbox Cloud cannot unfairly benefit
Deal still faces tough pressure from UK and US regulators
Qualcomm agrees to buy auto-safety chipmaker Autotalks
Qualcomm paid as much as $400 million, sources say
UK competition regulator blocks Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
The companies are appealing, but this is a major blow
Atari adds more than 100 classic PC and console games to its vault
Atari is rebuilding itself around retro gaming
Sega agrees to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for $772 million
Can we expect a Sonic and Angry Birds crossover?
What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?
Who spent the big bucks: IBM, Dell, Broadcom or was it Elon?