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Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick pitched buying TikTok to potential partners, including Sam Altman: report
Bobby Kotick floated the idea of buying TikTok to both ByteDance cofounder Zhang Yiming and OpenAI'…
Geoff Weiss
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Microsoft is laying off 1,900 workers at Activision, Xbox, and ZeniMax
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced the job cuts in a memo sent to staff, obtained by The V…
Jyoti Mann
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Microsoft could buy Activision Blizzard by the end of the week. Here's what that means for 'Call of Duty.'
Microsoft could soon own Activision Blizzard, and Activision's president thinks that's good for "Ca…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI, closing the Activision Blizzard deal, and his best business decision so far
Satya Nadella sat down with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner to talk OpenAI, cricket, and his bigg…
Mathias Döpfner
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Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal
Microsoft has received final approval from the UK's CMA to complete the blockbuster acquisition, br…
Kai Xiang Teo
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Microsoft is facing another hurdle in closing a $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard: a new FTC lawsuit
Microsoft needs to close its nearly $70 billion deal to buy Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard …
Associated Press
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Microsoft says it will sell Activision streaming rights to Ubisoft to unblock its takeover bid
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard's newly proposed deal would see Ubisoft acquire cloud gaming righ…
Pete Syme
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Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision acquisition clears key hurdle after UK regulator provisionally approves deal
The merger first announced in January 2022 has faced several hurdles as regulators have raised conc…
Hasan Chowdhury
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The FTC is suing to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard
Responding to the FTC's legal challenge, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said calling the deal…
Sarah Jackson
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Warren Buffett cashed in his monster bet on Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard - but left some money on the table
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its Activision stake last quarter, meaning it likel…
Theron Mohamed
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Activision Blizzard jumps 11% after judge rules Microsoft can buy the video game publisher in a win over FTC
A judge on Tuesday cleared the way for Microsoft's mammoth deal to buy the video game publisher in …
Max Adams
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Microsoft says it won't fight labor unions as it takes a different approach from other tech companies
Microsoft's new approach comes amid its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which now houses the vi…
Weilun Soon
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'Call of Duty' won't leave PlayStation after the Microsoft-Activision deal closes, Xbox head confirms
Don't worry, PlayStation gamers: It sounds like Xbox isn't pulling "Call of Duty" from your console…
Ben Gilbert
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Shareholders allege Activision CEO rushed Microsoft's $68.7 billion buyout to 'escape liability' from misconduct at the company: lawsuit
The New York City-based pension funds, who are shareholders, claimed the rushed deal undervalued Ac…
Weilun Soon
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Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition will boost its Metaverse plans
When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world's third-largest gaming company by…
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Call of Duty, Diablo and Overwatch are among the major titles expected to be made available on Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft will now become the third-largest gaming company by revenue, just behind Tencent and S…
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will reportedly leave the company after Microsoft acquisition closes
Microsoft is buying "Call of Duty" publisher Activision in a $68.7 billion deal. Kotick is expected…
Ben Gilbert
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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick threatened to have his former assistant killed, according to a bombshell new investigation
In 2006, Kotick threatened to have his assistant killed in a voicemail, the WSJ reported. The dispu…
Ben Gilbert
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Activision's CEO knew for years of workplace sexual harassment and rape allegations, and in at least one instance intervened to keep an accused harasser at the company, a new report says
A blockbuster report details how Activision CEO Bobby Kotick knew for years about reports of sexual…
Ben Gilbert
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Activision Blizzard sinks 10% as the UK blocks Microsoft's $69 billion buyout on fears it could harm cloud gaming competition
Microsoft said it will appeal the UK competition authority's decision, which reflects a "flawed und…