Video gamers who sued over Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard have settled their lawsuit claiming the blockbuster deal would harm industry competition and drive up prices.

Microsoft has settled the antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of gamers who objected to the company’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The lawsuit brought by gamers against Microsoft has finally met its end. Both sides have requested that the case be dismissed without the possibility of re-filing.

Microsoft has settled the antitrust lawsuit from players attempting to block its acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The lawsuit from gamers across multiple states claimed that Microsoft could cancel premium video game titles and raise prices.

Microsoft settled on Monday an antitrust lawsuit contesting its $69 billion dollar acquisition deal to buy Activision Blizzard in 2022. Details of the settlement were not disclosed in court documents obtained by TheWrap.

The gamers said in a joint filing with Microsoft in San Francisco federal court that they were dismissing their lawsuit with prejudice, meaning they cannot refile it

Microsoft has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by gamers over the Activision Blizzard deal. The lawsuit, which was filed in California in 2022 attempted to argue that the merger would create a monopoly in the gaming, subscription service, and cloud gaming space.

Almost two years after it was originally filed, an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft filed by a group of gamers has reportedly been dismissed for good. Microsoft's acquisition of Activision faced a lot of pushback from the likes of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) when its plans were announced,