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The legal fallout of Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finally over

… Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard immediately came under worldwide legal scrutiny, and Microsoft has already battled the FTC in court over the merger. …

May 23, 2026 · Tomas Franzese

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Xbox's new CEO officially marks the end of an era

… The latter decision seems like such simple good sense it's easy to gloss over what a colossal strategic U-turn it is, arguably flying in the face of the entire reason Microsoft spent $69.7 billion and untold legal billable hours on acquiring Activision Blizzard in the first place. …

Apr 26, 2026 · Oli Welsh