Microsoft given OK for $69 billion purchase of Activision bignewsnetwork.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bignewsnetwork.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US judge: Microsoft can purchase Activision calcuttanews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from calcuttanews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Microsoft cleared major hurdles to its plan to buy videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Tuesday, after a U.S. judge gave a thumbs-up to the $69 billion deal and a British regulator suggested it could reconsider its opposition.
A US judge gives a thumbs-up to the $69 billion deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard and a British regulator suggests it could reconsider its opposition
Activision shares surged 10% on the day, as the U.S. and Britain have been the two countries opposed to what would be Microsoft's biggest deal ever and the largest transaction in the videogame industry's history.