Earlier this week, the US Federal Trade Commission filed a motion with the US District Court for a temporary restraining order and an injunction to prevent Microsoft and Activision Blizzard from sealing their deal while the agency is still conducting its investigation over antitrust concerns. The US District Court of Northern California promptly granted the temporary restraining order and will [...]

The US Federal Trade Commission has filed another lawsuit against Microsoft in an attempt to block its still-uncompleted merger with Activision Blizzard. The lawsuit also comes with a motion for a temporary restraining order and an injunction to prevent both companies from sealing the deal while the commission continues to look into it over antitrust concerns. “Both a temporary restraining [...]

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has given its unconditional approval for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, demolishing another roadblock in the lengthy process. Microsoft announced the good news over the weekend, adding another major market to the list of countries that have given the deal the green light. The European Commission had conditionally approved the merger just the previous week, [...]