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King Digital Entertainment is a social games development company. King develops games for the web, for mobile (iOS, Android, Windows Phone), Facebook, and Windows 10. King gained fame after releasing the cross-platform title Candy Crush Saga in 2012, considered the first successful game utilizing the freemium model. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard in February 2016 for $5.9 billion, and operates as its own entity within that company.

King Digital Entertainment

Activision is an American interactive entertainment company. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California and founded in 2008 through the merger of Vivendi Games and Activision, the company is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol NASDAQ: ATVI, and since 2015 has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500. Activision Blizzard currently includes five business units: Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Major League Gaming, Activision Blizzard Studios, and King Digital Entertainment.  Some of their popular games include: World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, Call of Duty,  kylanders, Destiny, Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.

Major League Gaming is a professional eSports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit was a television broadcast of Halo 2 MLG tournaments in 2006 and 2007, ESPN.com, and other broadband sites. The company has also been involved in television production, and game development. MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events.

Major League Gaming

Activision Blizzard’s mission is to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. One of the successful interactive entertainment companies, its franchises include popular games like Call of Duty®, Warcraft® (Warcraft®, World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®), Overwatch®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, Candy Crush™, Crash Bandicoot™, Guitar Hero®, Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™, Bubble Witch™, Pet Rescue™, Farm Heroes™, and Spyro™. Through these franchises, the company reaches more than 400 million players across 190 countries.   Activision Blizzard’s business units and development studios include Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, King Games, Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch Studios, Beenox, Demonware, High Moon Studios, and Toys for Bob.   The company supports corporate social responsibility initiatives that are directly tied to its franchises. As an example, the Call of Duty Endowment has helped find employment for over 100,000 veterans.   Bobby Kotick currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. He became CEO of Activision in 1991 after purchasing a company stake the previous year. Kotick engineered a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games during the late 2000s, which led to the creation of Activision Blizzard in 2008 and his being named the company's inaugural CEO.   Activision Blizzard is a member of the Fortune 500 and the S&P 500. Activision Blizzard has been recognized as one of FORTUNE magazine's “100 Best Companies To Work For''.

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Microsoft

Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant's planned takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal

The FTC is suing to block the proposed purchase on the basis it would harm competition in the videogame industry.

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Microsoft Tells FTC That $69B Activision Deal Won't Harm Competition

Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant's planned takeover of videogame company Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft says it will fight U.S. over $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal

The software giant filed court documents opposing claims that the $75 billion transaction would harm competition in the videogame industry.

Microsoft Challenges FTC Suit Over Activision Deal

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday that its $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard would benefit gamers and gaming companies alike.

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Microsoft said for the third largest console maker to be buying a major gaming franchise would't overturn a competitive market. U.S. regulators don't agree.

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Federal regulators have sued to block the $69 billion acquisition, but the company has settled on a path forward and is preparing to force the issue.

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A group of gamers is suing to stop Microsoft from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard, arguing that the $68.7 billion acquisition would stifle competition and reduce consumer choice.

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Microsoft Corp was hit on Tuesday in U.S. court with a private consumer lawsuit claiming the technology company's $69 billion bid to purchase "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc will unlawfully squelch competition in the video game industry.

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EU antitrust regulators have asked game developers and distributors if they think Microsoft will block their access to Activision Blizzard's games once it has bought the company, an EU document seen by Reuters shows.

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The FTC recently filed suit to block Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. ATVI is continuing to deal with the fallout from a dysfunctional corporate culture.

The Market Is Betting That The Activision Blizzard Acquisition Will Go Through

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, is preparing to challenge the Federal Trade Commission's decision to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the video game company behind the popular shooter game “Call of Duty,” for $75 billion.

Microsoft Willing to Fight the FTC Over $75B Activision Deal: Report

Microsoft has already declared it will seek to build a case in court revolving around the acquisition of Activision Blizzard being a vertical merger. There is little legal precedent for blocking vertical mergers, meaning the FTC likely has an uphill task in court.

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The $69-billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI by Microsoft Corp MSFT is hanging in limbo after the FTC voted against the deal.

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The software company says the deal “is fundamentally good for gamers” and wouldn't threaten competition in the industry.

Microsoft Prepares to Go to Battle With FTC Over Activision Deal

The odds of a Microsoft buyout happening just took a hit last week.

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Is the $69B deal fairly valued? Yes, in our opinion, due to ATVI's robust balance sheet and expanding profit margins through FY2025, albeit at an unpropitious macroeconomic timing. MSFT can well afford ATVI many times over as well, with its $107.24B of cash/investments and $31.28B of total receivable by the latest quarter.

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Videogame sales are finally picking up after a poor show almost throughout the year. This might help industry leaders like Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Sony Corporation (SONY) and Electronic Arts (EA) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI) in the near term.

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The deal for the Xbox maker to own ‘Call of Duty' could be surprisingly pro-competitive.

Microsoft Needs to Play Activision Out

Microsoft's last-ditch effort to avoid an Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over its $69 billion Activision-Blizzard deal included an offer to enter a legally binding consent decree to make “Call of Duty” available on rival consoles for 10 years, the company's president and vice chair, Brad Smith, said Tuesday morning.

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Blizzard is set to discontinue game services in China from January 2023 after failing to renew a 14-year contract with Chinese gaming giant NetEase.

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