Activision Blizzard's year of news appearances is almost unbelievable, but perhaps none more so than the announcement that Microsoft and Xbox is purchasing them for just under $70 BILLION in cash.

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Now, the FTC has moved to even more closely examine the records and business dealing of the two companies - an expected (but time-consuming) advancement of regulators' antitrust review of the biggest deal in gaming history.

Government regulators don't usually no-scope...in Virtual Legality.

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#Activision #Microsoft #FTC

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SEASONED GAMING BITCAST - SUNDAYS AT 11:00 EASTERN

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

3:07 A Request for Votes/Insider Trading

11:41 Regulators and Legal Issues (Summary)

18:30 The Board Explains its Reasoning

24:56 The FTC and Second Requests

37:59 A Litany of Litigation

41:17 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Microsoft x Activision"

Hoeg Law Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8

ACTIVISION DOCUMENTS/STOCK

https://investor.activision.com/financial-information/sec-filings

https://investor.activision.com/static-files/eae7f6a4-35b2-4884-9f7e-397dfdd1890b

https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=ATVI&subView=institutional

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-probes-options-trade-that-gained-on-microsoft-activision-deal-11646787000

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/report-sec-investigating-activision-blizzard-investors-for-insider-trading/

LAW

https://www.ftc.gov/advice-guidance/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/mergers/premerger-notification-merger-review-process

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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