Judge Dismisses Gamer Lawsuit Against Microsoft
A group of disgruntled gamers who had filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Microsoft over its proposed acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard saw their efforts sharply rebuked on Monday, with a California judge dismissing the lawsuit. This hasn’t been a good year for gamers seeking to file suit against some of the giants of gaming, with Nintendo winning a class action lawsuit over Joy-Con drift last month after the suit was dismissed due to language in the End User License Agreement for the Nintendo Switch.
Microsoft has faced legal pushback from publishers, gamers, and government regulators nearly since the moment it first announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in January 2022. The acquisition would give Microsoft ownership of some of the largest properties in gaming, including MMO World of Warcraft and Activision’s wildly successful Call of Duty series. Despite pushback from some corners of the gaming industry, other groups have spoken out in favor of the acquisition. A group that previously sued Activision Blizzard for union busting recently urged European Union antitrust authorities to approve Microsoft’s acquisition of the publisher, claiming that it could improve the global gaming labor market overall.
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In a move echoing those proposed by some international regulators, a group of gamers had filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft late last year on the grounds that its acquisition of Activision Blizzard could harm consumers. After reviewing the gamers’ argument, Judge Jacqueline Corley of the Northern District of California has now dismissed the lawsuit, stating that their complaint “does not plausibly allege the merger creates a
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