Legal Expert Weighs In , on Legality of Microsoft's Acquisition , of Activision Blizzard.
Legal Expert Weighs In , on Legality of Microsoft's Acquisition , of Activision Blizzard.
IGN reports that a legal expert says
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
is not likely to run afoul of antitrust laws. .
IGN reports that a legal expert says
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
is not likely to run afoul of antitrust laws. .
Recently, Microsoft acquired Bethesda,
another major studio and one
of the industry's leading game developers. .
Recently, Microsoft acquired Bethesda,
another major studio and one
of the industry's leading game developers. .
According to IGN, that acquisition passed antitrust regulation
because it was a vertical integration where a content distributor,
like Xbox, purchased a content producer or game studio. .
IGN reports that David Hoppe, a Managing Partner at the
San Francisco-based Media and Tech law firm, Gamma Law,
says the Microsoft Activision deal operates on the same principle. .
IGN reports that David Hoppe, a Managing Partner at the
San Francisco-based Media and Tech law firm, Gamma Law,
says the Microsoft Activision deal operates on the same principle. .
The acquisition is another example
of so-called ‘vertical integration’ in
the video game industry — a console
manufacturer (distributor) acquiring
a game developer (producer), David Hoppe, Managing Partner at Gamma Law, via IGN.
Of course, this is the largest such
deal in games industry history,
but U.S. courts have historically been
unwilling to apply restrictive antitrust
principles to vertical transactions, David Hoppe, Managing Partner at Gamma Law, via IGN.
According to Hoppe, despite the probable
legality of the deal, consolidation of
this magnitude could harm the industry. .
Hoppe suggests that the clear winners are , “likely to be Activision executives, who benefit
from a major diversion of attention from a huge,
potentially existential crisis, and undoubtedly have the
assurance of rich exit packages at the appropriate time.”.
Hoppe suggests that the clear winners are , “likely to be Activision executives, who benefit
from a major diversion of attention from a huge,
potentially existential crisis, and undoubtedly have the
assurance of rich exit packages at the appropriate time.”.
IGN reports that Microsoft's acquisition
of Activision Blizzard is scheduled
to be finalized by June of 2023. .
IGN reports that Microsoft's acquisition
of Activision Blizzard is scheduled
to be finalized by June of 2023.