The so-called gamer’s lawsuit filed vs the Microsoft – Activision deal is soon set to be dismissed. This lawsuit is completely independent of the FTC lawsuit seeking to block the deal.

Over in the United States the Federal Trade Comission (FTC) are on a bit of a roll when it comes to gaming. They are currently investigating the Microsoft buy out of Activision Blizzard and ahead ...

The FTC sued to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase last year, and the case is still at the document discovery stage, with an evidentiary hearing scheduled for August 2nd.

This basically means that the FTC wants Microsoft to outline all of its future plans for any Activision-Blizzard properties when it pertains to exclusivity, along with any documents of a similar ...

The FTC has submitted an order for Microsoft and Activision Blizzard to share information related to a few key points of the big Xbox Activision deal – one point apparently being Microsoft's ...

The news comes three months after the FTC filed a legal complaint to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Jeffrey Rousseau joined GamesIndustry.biz in March 2021.

Microsoft contests the claim that the deal would give it any sort of monopoly. Xbox and Activision, the company said Friday in a response to the FTC lawsuit, "are just two of hundreds of game ...

and could do the same with Activision Blizzard titles like future Call of Duty releases. The FTC also argues that Microsoft needs to produce documents providing the details on its 10-year deal ...

"Microsoft has recently sought to enter into agreements regarding making Activision content available on certain third parties’ services," wrote the FTC. "Despite clearly intending to use these ...

This means Microsoft can claim they can get approval for the deal at May 22, 2023 at the earliest. The EU has now moved its final decision for the Microsoft – Activision deal to May 22, 2023.