Activision’s Ex-CEO, Board Fail to Beat Suit Over Microsoft Deal

Oct. 2, 2025, 11:08 PM UTC

Microsoft Corp. prevailed in court Thursday against claims it exploited a harassment scandal at Activision Blizzard Inc. to take it private for a heavily discounted $69 billion.

However, the gaming giant’s ex-board and former CEO lost their bids to end the case.

A Delaware judge dismissed shareholder litigation against the tech titan, rejecting allegations that it colluded with Activision’s directors to drive down the price of the sector’s largest-ever transaction. But she let a Swedish pension fund move forward with claims they engineered the merger to get Activision’s embattled then-CEO Robert Kotick out of legal trouble and shortchange public investors. ...

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