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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

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority gave final approval today for Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The CMA issued a statement today that it has concluded that Microsoft's concessions around cloud gaming are a “game changer” that will promote competition.

U.K. authorities give final approval for Microsoft's $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft's bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been given UK approval, removing a last hurdle to the biggest-ever gaming deal.

Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to be bought by Microsoft as UK regulator gives green light

Microsoft is set to acquire Activision Blizzard as the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved the deal late Thursday.

UK regulators approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

It has been a long time coming, but Microsoft's near-two year attempt to buy gaming giant Activision is finally happening, after the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepted a restructured proposal that addresses the CMA's concerns about Microsoft dominating the cloud gaming market. Microsoft announced its plans to buy Activision in a gargantuan $68.

Microsoft's $68.7B Activision acquisition clears final hurdle as UK approves restructured deal

Britain's top competition watchdog gave the green light to Microsoft's proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard Friday.

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard takeover gets approval from UK regulators, clearing way for deal to close

Microsoft is closing in on a deal to buy Activision Blizzard. Activision President Rob Kostich said he thinks the deal will make "Call of Duty" better.

Microsoft could buy Activision Blizzard by the end of the week. Here's what that means for 'Call of Duty.

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Activision Blizzard (ATVI) announces that Warcraft Rumble, the mobile action strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment, is officially launching worldwide in Nov 3, 2023.

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) to Launch Warcraft Rumble on Nov 3

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LOS ANGELES — Striking actors have voted to expand their walkout to include the lucrative videogame market, a step that could put new pressure on Hollywood studios to make a deal with the performers who provide voices and stunts for games.

Striking Hollywood actors vote to authorize new walkout against videogame makers

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Videogame stocks performed slightly better than the broader market Tuesday after striking actors voted late Monday to expand their strike to work on videogames, which constitutes an even larger market than movies or television.

Videogame stocks mostly hold steady as actors strike threatens to spread to game publishers

The SAG-AFTRA strike is expanding beyond just Hollywood studios after its members voted decisively on Monday to authorize a strike against 10 of the largest video game companies in the US.  More than 98% of voting members, which include actors and television/radio artists, voted in favor of authorizing the strike.

Actors' guild authorizes strike against video game developers over similar AI concerns to those seen in Hollywood

The video games industry is emerging as the latest frontline in the long-running industrial relations conflict between unions and executives in the US entertainment industry. Members of SAG-AFTRA, the trade union representing over 100,000 actors and performers, voted in favour of a strike authorisation on the Interactive Media Agreement that covers members' work on video games.

Facing ‘extinction' to AI, video game performers approve strike action

Microsoft aims to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, potentially creating the third-largest gaming company by revenue. Regulatory hurdles, particularly in the U.K., continue to hinder the acquisition.

Should You Hold or Fold Amid Microsoft's Bid for Activision Blizzard?

The prospects for a potential Microsoft (MSFT) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI) deal looks promising for both parties at the moment.

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If the deal closes, it'll turn Xbox-maker Microsoft into one of the top three video game publishers.

Microsoft and Activision's $69B Deal: UK Regulator Shows Sign of Approval Coming

British regulators said Microsoft's restructured purchase plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion "opens the door" to the biggest ever gaming deal getting done.

Microsoft-Activision restructured $69B deal pleases British regulators

British competition regulators gave preliminary approval Friday to Microsoft's restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, easing a final global hurdle that paves the way for one of the largest tech transactions in history to go through.

Microsoft's revamped $69 billion deal for Activision is on the cusp of going through

The announcement shows the UK watchdog is close to reversing its earlier decision to block Microsoft from taking over the maker of hit gaming franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.

Microsoft's $69B deal for ‘Call of Duty' maker Activision close to gaining approval

Microsoft's plan to sell Activision Blizzard's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft appears to have appeased UK antitrust regulators who previously sought to block its $68.

UK regulator: Microsoft concessions ‘substantially address' concerns about Activision deal

Antitrust regulators in the U.K. provisionally approved Microsoft's (MSFT) restructured deal to acquire Activision Blizzard (ATVI) on Friday, tentatively allowing what would be the biggest gaming deal ever to go ahead.

UK Regulator Gives Preliminary Approval of Modified Microsoft-Activision Deal

Markets rebounded slightly early Friday. Activision rose as U.K. regulators gave an important sign of accepting its acquisition by Microsoft.

Activision Nears a Deal, but This Nasdaq Stock Is Sending Shareholders to Detention on Friday

When Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) first offered to pay $75 billion to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc.

$75 Billion Microsoft, Activision Deal Just a Shout Away From Closure

Britain's antitrust regulator said the companies had addressed its main concerns about the $69 billion deal, though final approval is yet to come.

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal: U.K. Agency Signals Approval

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard may finally be at the finish line. The CMA provisionally greenlit Microsoft's acquisition of the "Call of Duty" developer.

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