{"id":1946661,"date":"2023-06-14T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-activision-mega-deal-caught-in-crosshairs-of-antitrust-regulators\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T07:28:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:28:59","slug":"microsoft-activision-mega-deal-caught-in-crosshairs-of-antitrust-regulators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-activision-mega-deal-caught-in-crosshairs-of-antitrust-regulators\/","title":{"rendered":"Antitrust regulators scrutinize Microsoft-Activision mega deal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium 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style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Microsoft&#8217;s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Faces Another Hurdle<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft Corp\u2019s $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard faced another hurdle on Tuesday after a U.S. judge granted a request by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to temporarily block the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition has attracted scrutiny from several antitrust enforcers, including Britain\u2019s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), over concerns it would hinder competition in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-watchdog-defends-microsoft-block-in-face-of-onslaught-from-companies\/\" title=\"UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies\">nascent cloud gaming market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If not for the court order, Microsoft could have closed the deal as early as Friday.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Events in the Microsoft-Activision Saga<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jan 18, 2022:<\/strong> Microsoft says it is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb 1, 2022:<\/strong> Bloomberg News reports that FTC would handle the review of the deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 21, 2022:<\/strong> FTC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-activision-mega-deal-caught-in-crosshairs-of-antitrust-regulators\/\" title=\"Antitrust regulators scrutinize Microsoft-Activision mega deal.\">sought additional data<\/a> from Activision and Microsoft related to the antitrust review of their deal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-adds-bitcoin-to-his-twitter-bio-bitcoin-surges-by-20\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Adds \u2018#bitcoin\u2019 To His Twitter Bio, Bitcoin Surges By 20%\">game developer<\/a> says<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 28, 2022:<\/strong> Activision Blizzard shareholders approve Microsoft\u2019s proposal to buy the \u201cCall of Duty\u201d maker<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 6, 2022:<\/strong> Britain\u2019s antitrust watchdog starts an investigation into the deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept 1, 2022:<\/strong> Britain\u2019s antitrust regulator says the deal could harm competition in gaming consoles, subscription services and cloud gaming, and it needs to be investigated in depth<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept 7, 2022:<\/strong> Sony Group Corp says the offer by Microsoft to keep the \u201cCall of Duty\u201d series on PlayStation for a limited time is \u201cinadequate\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept 15, 2022:<\/strong> Britain\u2019s antitrust watchdog says it would launch an in-depth probe into the deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept 30, 2022:<\/strong> EU antitrust regulators set Nov. 8 deadline to decide on the deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct 12, 2022:<\/strong> Microsoft says Britain\u2019s competition regulator had relied on objections from Sony in referring the deal to an in-depth inquiry<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec 8, 2022:<\/strong> The Biden administration moves to block Microsoft-Activision deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec 22, 2022:<\/strong> Microsoft says the deal would benefit gamers and gaming companies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb 8, 2023:<\/strong> Britain takes aim at the deal, saying it could harm gamers by weakening the rivalry between Xbox and Sony\u2019s PlayStation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb 21, 2023:<\/strong> Microsoft strikes 10-year deal to bring \u201cCall of Duty\u201d and other Activision games to Nvidia Corp\u2019s gaming platform<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 1, 2023:<\/strong> EU regulators extend the deadline for the deal to April 25<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 8, 2023:<\/strong> Microsoft tells UK it will license \u201cCall of Duty\u201d to Sony for 10 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 28, 2023:<\/strong> Japan\u2019s antitrust watchdog says the deal will not harm competition<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 26, 2023:<\/strong> UK blocks Microsoft-Activision deal over cloud gaming concerns<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 15, 2023:<\/strong> Microsoft wins EU antitrust approval for the deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>May 24, 2023:<\/strong> Microsoft appeals against UK block on the deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 12, 2023:<\/strong> US FTC asks court to block Microsoft\u2019s acquisition of Activision<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 13, 2023:<\/strong> A U.S. judge grants FTC\u2019s request to temporarily block the acquisition and set a hearing next week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Trump pleads not guilty while a White House guest transitions to being banned.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation cools to 4%, that\u2019s the lowest in 2 years, but it\u2019s still well above the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-group-pushes-back-on-biden-blaming-industry-for-high-fuel-prices-distraction-from-bad-energy-policies\/\" title=\"Gas Group Pushes Back on Biden Blaming Industry for High Fuel Prices: 'Distraction\u2019 from Bad Energy Policies\">pre-pandemic average<\/a> and the Fed\u2019s target rate of 2%.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. confirms that China has a spy base in Cuba, located<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft&#8217;s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard hit a snag as a U.S. judge granted the FTC&#8217;s request to temporarily halt the deal. 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