https://www.ft.com/content/e994562a-5a3c-4f81-b76c-6010e72bc490
Microsoft moved a step closer to sealing its contentious $75bn purchase of Activision Blizzard with the announcement on Sunday that arch-rival Sony has signed a licence for the games company's

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/16/23792215/sony-microsoft-call-of-duty-cod-deal-signed
Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says

https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/7/11/23785775/microsoft-activision-ftc-antitrust-decision
Microsoft's $69 billion merger with Activision Blizzard seems all but inevitable now: Sony is finally playing along. Microsoft's main rival and opposition to the acquisition just signed a deal

https://variety.com/vip/microsoft-sony-must-embrace-partnership-after-activision-1235675291/
Even if the new and improved service helps prevent players from signing up for Xbox Game Pass at its voluminous entry points, Sony Group's supplemental filings show PS Plus subscribers were

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-12/sony-drops-in-wake-of-microsoft-ruling-favoring-activision-deal
Sony Group Corp. shares fell as much as 2.7% Wednesday in Tokyo after a US federal judge ruled in favor of Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. The Tokyo-based

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-judge-rules-microsoft-deal-buy-activision-can-go-forward-2023-07-11/
Microsoft cleared major hurdles to its plan to buy videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday, after a U.S. judge gave a thumbs-up to the $69 billion deal and a British regulator suggested it

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/330782-how-will-microsofts-activision-blizzard-buy-impact-sony
Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard will meaningfully change which franchises are available on future platforms. The impact this will have on PC gamers, however, is unclear. PC gamers are

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/25/what-the-blockbuster-microsoft-and-sony-deals-mean-for-the-future-of-gaming.html
Microsoft and Sony just shelled out tens of billions of dollars in deals that could shake up the video game industry in a big way.

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https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-07-11/microsoft-wins-u-s-court-nod-to-buy-activision-in-loss-for-ftc
The combination will vault Microsoft to the No. 3 slot among global video-game companies behind China's Tencent Holdings Ltd., the publisher of "League of Legends," and game console rival

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-27/microsoft-game-deal-will-damage-playstation-sony-exec-says
4:15. Microsoft Corp. 's acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. will deliver a blow to Sony Group Corp 's console business and give PlayStation gamers a "degraded" experience, an

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/10/13/microsoft-closes-69-billion-acquisition-of-activision-following-regulatory-approval/
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the latest for the company, following deals to acquire ZeniMax Media—which owns the video game firm Bethesda Softworks—for $7.5 billion in

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/sonys-microsoft-truce-marks-new-gaming-reality-2023-07-17/
Sony's video-game division reported digital software and content sales of $11 billion in the fiscal year to March. Boss Kenchiro Yoshida can now focus on a longer-term strategy of how to outplay

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sonys-videogame-strategy-challenged-by-microsofts-deal-for-activision-11643027331
Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT 0.92% proposed $75 billion acquisition of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. would give it control over some of the world's most popular games. Sony faces

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-12/microsoft-s-offer-to-sony-for-call-of-duty-includes-subscription-service
This article is for subscribers only. In a bid to win regulatory approval for its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc., Microsoft Corp. has offered rival Sony Group Corp. the right to

https://www.techradar.com/news/microsofts-activision-move-proves-the-competition-is-no-longer-sony-its-something-much-bigger
Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard changes more things than it feels possible to comprehend. (Image credit: Microsoft) However, the zoom of our scope feels so much wider than

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/06/21/sony-is-using-starfield-as-its-argument-against-the-microsoft-activision-acquisition/
All eyes have turned to the US's FTC as Microsoft attempts to get its Activision Blizzard deal approved in its home country. Now, revealed filings have shone a spotlight on Sony's main

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/sony-will-buy-bungie-former-microsoft-studio-for-3-6b-in-latest-blockbuster-deal-for-game-industry/
Bungie Image. Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based game developer that originally developed the platform-defining Halo franchise for Microsoft's Xbox, has agreed to be acquired by Sony, maker of

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-decision-clearing-69-bln-microsoft-activision-deal-expected-may-15-sources-2023-05-10/
U.S. distributor Valve Corp, owner of the world's largest video game distribution platform, Steam, declined a contract saying it trusts Microsoft. The Commission, which has set a May 22 deadline

https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsofts-activision-deal-gets-green-light-from-u-k-regulator-95fd688a
Microsoft MSFT 1.16% closed its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the largest in a decade of deals under Chief Executive Satya Nadella that have positioned the software giant at the

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-19/sony-drops-9-6-in-wake-of-microsoft-activision-deal
The blockbuster acquisition escalates Microsoft's spending spree to secure intellectual property assets for its Xbox Game Pass service, wiping $20 billion off Sony's valuation in a day. The

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/tech/microsoft-activision-ftc/index.html
Microsoft and the video game giant Activision Blizzard will face off Thursday against the US government in a high-stakes battle over one of the largest technology acquisitions in history.