Microsoft has settled the antitrust lawsuit from players attempting to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has settled the antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of gamers who objected to the company’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The lawsuit from gamers across multiple states claimed that Microsoft could cancel premium video game titles and raise prices.

It has been one year since Microsoft finally acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn, making history as the biggest company buyout in the video games industry

October 13 marked a full year since the Microsoft and Activision merger was closed. Since then, it's been an undeniably tough year for Microsoft's gaming staff, with a huge wave of around 1,900 layoffs in January followed by reports of a further 650 job cuts in September.

Microsoft settled an antitrust lawsuit contesting its $69 billion dollar acquisition deal to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022.

An antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been settled. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, both parties notified the court on Monday that the case was to be dismissed "with prejudice," meaning it could not be refiled.

Microsoft has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by gamers over the Activision Blizzard deal. The lawsuit, which was filed in California in 2022 attempted to argue that the merger would create a monopoly in the gaming, subscription service, and cloud gaming space.