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    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      LexMicrosoft Corp
      Microsoft/Activision: political good will offers no shelter from antitrust scrutiny Premium content

      Regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission are wary of Big Tech’s expansion into adjacent markets

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      FTC sues to block Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

      US antitrust regulator says proposed deal would let tech group suppress competition in gaming

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      Microsoft Corp
      Microsoft signs 10-year ‘Call of Duty’ deal with Nintendo

      US tech group tries to address antitrust concerns over acquisition of Activision Blizzard

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Activision Blizzard games to go offline in China after NetEase deal falls through

      Agreement to distribute ‘World of Warcraft’, ‘Overwatch’ and ‘StarCraft’ has not been renewed

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Microsoft Corp
      Microsoft’s Activision deal faces in-depth EU and UK probes

      Regulators in Brussels expected to follow CMA with plans for prolonged competition investigation

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Sony Corp
      Sony accuses Microsoft of misleading claims over ‘Call of Duty’ game

      Japanese group questions whether series will remain on PlayStation consoles following US group’s Activision Blizzard deal

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Microsoft Corp
      Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal threatened with in-depth UK competition probe

      Competition and Markets Authority gives US tech giant five days to address antitrust concerns

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
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      There’s something devilish about Diablo Immortal’s business model

      Though free to play on mobile phones, the new game comes loaded with controversial microtransactions

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
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      NetEase shares fall after nationalist backlash in China over Winnie the Pooh post

      Cartoon bear is often used to criticise President Xi Jinping and has been blacklisted by censors

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
      FT Film27 min
      Is gaming the gateway to success in the metaverse?

      How top tech companies are leading the way with their competing games offerings

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      #techFT
      Ignore the metaverse. The real value in gaming is intellectual property

      Sony and Microsoft say recent deals will help create virtual worlds but the immediate prize is having the best games portfolio

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      US probes Activision CEO’s brunch meeting with trader before Microsoft deal

      Authorities investigate possible insider dealings made on behalf of Barry Diller and David Geffen

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Due Diligence
      A bet so good that JPMorgan called the Feds Premium content

      Plus, H2O gambles on the rouble’s return and new details in a scandal that rocked Japan Inc

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      US probes Diller and Geffen over Activision trades before $75bn merger

      Media tycoon and music mogul are being investigated for potential insider trading

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
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      Video games: hunt for the mobile mega-deal Premium content

      Microsoft’s deal for Activision Blizzard underscores importance of new model

    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
      Berkshire Hathaway Inc
      Buffett bought $1bn stake in Activision weeks before Microsoft deal

      Berkshire Hathaway discloses holding of video games maker in securities filing

    • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
      InterviewMicrosoft Corp
      Microsoft chief hails $75bn Activision deal as grand step into metaverse

      In first interview since acquisition, Satya Nadella says gaming will power tech giant’s computing transformation

    • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
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      Satya Nadella: ‘Being great at game building gives us permission to build the next internet’

      In the first of a new series of monthly ‘Tech Exchange’ interviews, the Microsoft boss explains why his $75b deal for Activision Blizzard is central to shaping online interactions in the metaverse

    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
      The Big Read
      Why gaming is the new Big Tech battleground

      Microsoft’s $75bn purchase of Activision could trigger an overhaul of the industry

    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
      News in-depth
      Activision workplace scandal turns gaming giant into prime target

      Agreed $75bn sale to Microsoft would cap a groundbreaking career for Bobby Kotick

    • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
      News in-depthTechnology regulation
      ‘Too big to be ignored’: Microsoft-Activision deal tests regulators

      $75bn takeover agreed for gaming company seen as ‘ideal opportunity’ for agencies to flex muscle

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      #techFT
      Sony suffers fallout from Call of Duty deal

      ByteDance curbs investments, 5G runway limits, Bentley’s Flying Spur

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      LexElaine Moore
      The Lex Newsletter: Nadella wants Activision sales more than metaverse Premium content

      With 390m monthly active users, it is easy to see why the video game publisher’s numbers have appealed to Microsoft

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      LexSony Corp
      Sony/Microsoft: Activision deal will activate copycat M&A wave Premium content

      Drop in the Japanese group’s shares looks overdone but a knee-jerk reaction is understandable

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      Sony Entertainment Inc.
      Sony shares fall 13% after Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

      US tech group’s bid wiped $20bn from the Japanese company’s valuation in a day

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