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The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console titles like "Call of Duty" and accepting the U.S. tech company’s remedies to boost competition in cloud gaming. But the blockbuster deal ...
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The blockbuster video game deal is still in jeopardy because British regulators have rejected it and U.S. authorities are trying to thwart it.
The European Union has approved Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard
The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft's US$69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won't stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepting the U.S. tech company's remedies to boost competition in cloud gaming.
British regulators have blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard over worries that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market. The Competition and