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Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says lawsuit opposing Microsoft-Activision deal was secretly meant to help The Embracer Group (Embracer, “humbled,” denies involvement) (opens in new tab)

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Microsoft Agrees To Pay $250 Million To Settle Activision Blizzard Acquisition Lawsuit

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Ex-Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has claimed that a lawsuit opposing Microsoft's acquisition of the Call of Duty maker for $67.8bn was allegedly designed to "help pave the way for Embracer to increase its foothold in the California market at the expense of Activision".

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Microsoft to pay $250M to settle lawsuit filed by aggrieved Activision Blizzard shareholders

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Four years later, Microsoft finally finishes fighting over the Activision acquisition

Microsoft settles Activision merger lawsuit for $250M