Merger

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Video Games

Judge Decides In Favor Of Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Deal Okayed To Go Forward In U.S.

B. Simmons July 12, 2023

Still don’t understand the fixation on cloud gaming. A California judge has ruled in favor of Microsoft in their most recent case preventing their merger with Activision Blizzard. While they still face an Antitrust...

2 Minutes

Video Games

FTC Launches Suit To Block Microsoft/Activision Deal

B. Simmons June 13, 2023

Looks like only the EU is okay with it. The Federal Trade Commission has sued to, temporarily at least, block the Microsoft/Activision merger. Filed Monday in San Francisco, the suit aims to obtain a...

2 Minutes

Video Games

Take Two Interactive Has Merged With Zynga

B. Simmons May 24, 2022

Oh boy. Take Two has successfully completed a merger with mobile developer Zynga. The deal formally went through last Thursday, when both companies approved the deal, and Zynga shares stopped trading on Friday. On...

3 Minutes

Video Games

Microsoft Will Buy Activision Blizzard For Almost $70 Billion

B. Simmons January 18, 2022

Well, guess we know what Phil Spencer meant when he said they were “evaluating all aspects of [their] relationship with Activision Blizzard and making ongoing proactive adjustments”… Yeah, you read that right. In other...

1 Minute

Video Games

GameStop Stocks Rise Amid Potential Company Sale

B. Simmons September 6, 2018

Be satisfied that I couldn’t think of an unforced joke, here. Gamestop is seriously considering selling their business off to another company. They’ve recently been working with Perella Weinberg Partners to figure out the...

1 Minute

Tech

Xerox has Made its Last Copy

B. Simmons February 1, 2018

It’s being absorbed by Fujifilm. Yes, Xerox, the company that was so successful at what they did that their name became a verb, is done for. Well, not entirely; they’ve had a longstanding relationship...