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Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny

The deadline for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended to as the companies seek to close a deal that has been opposed by regulators in the U.S. and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority

The Independent UK

Despite 3-month delay, the Xbox Activision merger now looks more likely than ever

The deal will now have to pass by October 18

GamesRadar

Microsoft extends Activision Blizzard deal closing date to October

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend the closing date of their $69 billion deal to October to accommodate the last stages of regulatory review.

Windows Central

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Classic Call of Duty titles on Xbox are experiencing a player resurgence

Classic Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 1 are experiencing a revival on Xbox as players flood back now that the older games' servers have been fixed.

Windows Central

'Modern Warfare 3' Will Fix the Most Annoying Thing About Call of Duty

Activision is setting a new precedent for future installments of its venerable shooter series.

Inverse

Activision all-but-confirms Modern Warfare 3 will let players carry over their hard-won loot from its predecessor

The official Call of Duty Twitter posted a "poll" with only one real answer.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty 2023 — Rumors, leaks, and what we know

Call of Duty 2023 is right around the corner, but very little about the title published by Activision has been confirmed as of yet.

Windows Central

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Activision may have accidentally confirmed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this year

Modern Warfare 3 was potentially confirmed by Activision thanks to wording in various DMCA strikes.

TechRadar

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 allegedly referenced in DMCA strikes

Well, that's that then

GamesRadar

Microsoft's Activision deal for Xbox takes another step forward in the UK

Microsoft will no longer be appealing the Activision Blizzard purchase to the CAT in the U.K, getting closer to a deal with the CMA.

Windows Central

Sony throws in the towel, signs 10 year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft

Sony and Microsoft have reached a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation.

PC Gamer

Sony Square Enix Rumors Expose the Most Obnoxious Trend in Gaming

In the wake of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard finally (probably?) going through, Sony fans want the company to purchase Square Enix. Here's why that's misguided.

Inverse

CMA is in danger of securing pyrrhic victory in Call of Duty battle

Regulating Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard could make UK games market international outlier

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft and UK regulators want more time to work on $69 billion Activision deal

Microsoft and British regulators sought more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion bid for video game maker Activision Blizzard

The Independent UK

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‘Call Of Duty’ Stays In PlayStation Arsenal As Sony, Microsoft Reportedly Strike 10-Year Deal

Sony Group Corp and Microsoft Corporation reached a 10-year agreement to keep “Call of Duty” games on PlayStation consoles

GamesRadar

Classic Call of Duty fans are flooding back to Xbox 360 following surprise server revival

Call of Duty Black Ops 1, 2, and Modern Warfare 3 have all seen a significant boost in player count

Windows Central

Will Call of Duty still be on PS4 and PS5 when Xbox buys Activision?

The answer is yes. Microsoft has entered into a legally binding agreement to keep Call of Duty with PlayStation. Here are the details.

GamesRadar

Crash Bandicoot and Tony Hawk could become Xbox exclusives despite new Call of Duty deal

A lot of Activision franchises could be going Xbox exclusive

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TechRadar

Microsoft and Sony enter "binding agreement" to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

In advance of Microsoft's likely acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the software giant has agreed with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.

The Guardian - US

Microsoft agrees to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation ahead of Activision buy

Software giant acquiesced after US trade commission expressed concern that Activision Blizzard acquisition would hurt gamers

GamesRadar

Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation for 10 years after Xbox buys Activision

Sony and Microsoft have reached a “binding agreement” that will last until 2033

Tribune News Service

FTC loses appeal bid to block Microsoft-Activision deal

A U.S. appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission bid to pause Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. Friday, clearing a path for the companies to close the largest gaming deal ever in the U.S.

The Guardian - US

US agency loses bid to halt Microsoft’s $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause the deal was rejected, clearing the few remaining hurdles for it to go through

Windows Central

FTC loses again, Microsoft is now clear to close the Activision-Xbox deal in the US

The FTC has lost an appeal to reverse a decision by Judge Corley to deny a preliminary injunction blocking the Microsoft-ABK merger.

The Conversation

Microsoft and Activision: the big questions that will decide whether the US$68 billion deal goes ahead

Microsoft’s proposed US$68 billion (£52 billion) acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard should be allowed to go ahead, according to a US federal judge. After five days of gruelling testimony, Judge Jacqueline Corley ruled the merger is unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition across the markets…

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