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Xbox-maker Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, whose video games include "Call of Duty" and "Candy Crush", are set to seal one of the biggest technology tie-ups after overcoming final hurdles Friday.

The completion of the $69 billion deal comes after lengthy regulatory reviews in the U.S. and overseas.

London (AFP) – Xbox-maker Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, whose video games include Call of Duty and Candy Crush, are set to seal one of the biggest technology tie-ups after overcoming final hurdles on Friday.  British regulators have approved Microsoft’s USD69-billion takeover, having blocked the deal in April over competition concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority […]

Britain’s competition watchdog may be forced to launch a fresh investigation into Microsoft’s $69bn (£54bn) takeover of Activision as part of efforts to reach a deal, after it paused court action aimed at blocking the merger.

Microsoft has been keen to strengthen ties with Japanese video game publishers to upgrade its U.S.-centric catalog.

Facebook parent Meta has sold animated-gif search engine Giphy at a loss after a UK regulator blocked its acquisition of the company.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the $68.7bn (£55bn) deal over concerns that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market.

The deal would mark the end of the independence of Finnish mobile game industry, which burst onto the scene when Rovio launched its slingshot-bird game more than a decade ago.

Japanese gaming group Sega has offered to buy the creator of the popular Angry Birds franchise, Finland's Rovio, in a deal worth more than 700 million euros ($770 million), the companies said Monday.

HELSINKI: Japanese gaming group Sega has offered to buy the creator of the popular Angry Birds franchise, Finland's Rovio, in a deal worth more than 700 million euros (US$770 million), the companies said Monday (Apr 17). The deal would mark the end of the independence of Finnish mobile game makers, which b