June 13, 2023 Deal Disruption Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard sued by FTC The Federal Trade Commission aims to block the acquisition sooner rather than later
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
May 26, 2023 Mavens Mobile Mavens: Activision Blizzard: So what will happen next? We asked our industry experts for their thoughts on the deal that rumbles on and continues to divide opinions. Here's what they said.
May 19, 2023 China Chimes In China approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition Yet another approval counter to the UK’s decision
March 21, 2023 Microsoft Merger EU delays decision on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Relax. The $69 billion acquisition decision has been pushed back to May 22
January 20, 2023 Views Week Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team on big buy outs, fallouts and even bigger apologies
January 2, 2023 Winning At Esports What do mobile eSports games need to do to win? eSports are on the rise and with mobile gaming taking the lead they're certain to take over there too. But what does a mobile eSports games need to succeed?
October 19, 2022 News Microsoft intends to create its own 'next generation game store' for mobile according to CMA filing In filing a response to the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations, Microsoft has revealed that they intend to create a “Next generation game store” for various platforms including mobile.
October 13, 2022 Allegations Against Activision Blizzard Latest lawsuit against Activision Blizzard alleges sexual harassment, sexual battery and blackmail Plaintiff calls Activision Blizzard "a massive video game company with a massive sexual harassment problem"
October 12, 2022 News UK regulator puts Activision Blizzard deal under microscope and clarifies concerns The Competition and Markets Authority has brought forward significant concerns over the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft.
October 5, 2022 News UK regulators to scrutinise Activision Blizzard deal by March 2023 EU regulators are set to make their decision on November the 28th, before UK regulators make theirs next year.
October 4, 2022 News Activision Blizzard compliance regulator Frances Townsend steps down The compliance regulator, responsible for ensuring a healthy workplace environment, was criticised during her time at the company.