FTC's Ongoing Battle to Halt Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is appealing a previous court decision to allow Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, arguing that the judge's decision was wrong. The FTC claims that Microsoft has the ability and incentive to keep Activision games off non-Xbox platforms, citing the company's alleged exclusivity of Bethesda games after acquiring Zenimax. Microsoft's lawyer argues that the FTC's case is weak and that the standard of evidence should be higher. Antitrust scholars believe the FTC will face challenges in winning its appeal.