June 15, 2023 Acquiblizz A US judge has blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Despite being approved around the world, the biggest acquisition in gaming history still faces significant hurdles
June 12, 2023 Teaming Up Activision Blizzard piles in to support Microsoft’s CMA appeal UK regulator to face Microsoft and Activision Blizzard together in cloud gaming appeal
June 2, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including Apple's latest hardware, Silent Hill's next steps, and Microsoft's appeal against the CMA
June 1, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft and the UK's CMA begin their appeal tribunal on July 24 Microsoft hopes to change the CMA’s mind regarding its acquisition of Activision Blizzard
May 31, 2023 Aquiblizz South Korean regulators approve Activision Blizzard deal The approval puts further pressure on the UK CMA
May 17, 2023 Acquiblizz “It’s really important that we own this decision." The EU responds to the UK CMA’s Microsoft merger comments The EU commission cements its stance on the Activision Blizzard takeover following the UK CMA's mixed messages yesterday
May 17, 2023 Acquiblizz Could Microsoft pull off a 'Mexit' and quit the UK after Aquiblizz blocks? It's not impossible. Microsoft could pull prohibited games out of the UK to close the Activision Blizzard deal. But what would that mean and how likely is it to happen?
May 15, 2023 Acquiblizz The CMA responds to the European Commission’s approval of the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard Deal The group took to Twitter to reaffirm its position regarding the acquisition
May 15, 2023 Acquiblizz Approved: The EU gives Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard the go ahead The EU’s decision puts it at odds with the UK and USA
May 12, 2023 Regulation The UK CMA place blanket ban on investment between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard It just gets worse. Now the two giants will not even be able to “acquire an interest” in one another
May 9, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft prepares to appeal against the CMA’s Activision Blizzard ruling The UK group blocked the biggest acquisition in gaming history last month
May 1, 2023 Acquiblizz Is the biggest deal in gaming history dead and what happens next? With the UK's CMA blocking Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, where does that leave the deal and the rest of the industry?
April 28, 2023 Regulators Bobby Kotick and Brad Smith defiant after CMA ruling The bosses of both Activision Blizzard and Microsoft have hit back harshly at regulators who've blocked their deal
April 27, 2023 Financials Activision Blizzard Q1 2023 financials show another record quarter for King The mobile division of the trifecta continues to perform well
April 26, 2023 Acquiblizz The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority blocks the Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal Microsoft was unable to address the CMA’s concerns regarding how the deal would affect competitors in the cloud gaming space
April 6, 2023 Acquiblizz Sony claims CMA narrowing scope of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is “irrational” The tech giant has been one of the deal’s biggest opponents
March 24, 2023 Acquiblizz Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal inches closer as the UK's CMA flips its decision The authority has backtracked on its previous findings and is satisfied that the deal WON'T affect console competitors. But cloud gaming remains an issue
January 25, 2023 Trends 2023 Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models MobileGroove's Peggy Anne Salz looks at the hottest new ways to monetise games, from subscription models to independent game stores
January 5, 2023 Acquivision Blizzard CMA extends the deadline for Microsoft / Activision-Blizzard investigation The group requires more time to decide if the UK should approve the deal