A U.S. judge late on Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft Corp's acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday said it asked a court for a temporary order to prevent Microsoft Corp's $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard from closing while the regulator continues reviewing the deal.
Microsoft Corp evaded a potential early legal obstacle in its $69 billion deal to acquire "Call of Duty" videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc , when a U.S. judge on Friday refused to allow gamers in a private suit to preliminarily block the acquisition.
South Korea's finance minister on Friday met the Chinese ambassador and discussed economic cooperation, as diplomatic tensions with Beijing put an additional dent on the already sluggish economy.
India has approved a three-month trial of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a popular battle-royale format game that was banned for nearly a year, a minister from the government said on Friday.