Britain’s antitrust watchdog said that a new merger investigation into Microsoft’s $69-billion Activision Blizzard deal may be needed.
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Microsoft has won a court’s okay to move forward with its $69-billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard.
The fight between Microsoft and the UK competition watchdog is a battle of legal firepower and tactical nous. Guess who has the upper hand.
The US Federal Trade Commission wants to an injunction against Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft’s president met Britain’s finance minister for talks on Tuesday that included the UK’s rejection of the biggest-ever deal in the videogame industry.
Microsoft has won European Union antitrust approval for its blockbuster, $69-billion acquisition of Activision.
The UK said it would block Microsoft’s US$69-billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard.
The Competition Commission has approved Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition of videogame player Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft has struck a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty and other Activision games to Nvidia’s gaming platform if it’s allowed by regulators to buy Activision.
Microsoft headed into a showdown with EU antitrust watchdogs by insisting its $69-billion takeover of Activision Blizzard will “bring more competition” for gamers.