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It’s not “game over” yet for Microsoft’s quest to buy the video game maker Activision Blizzard, but the software giant is starting to run out of clear pathways to complete its $69 billion takeover.
UK competition regulator shoots down deal saying it would harm competition in videogaming industry
Regulators worry the $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market.
A watchdog said "the only effective remedy" to the substantial loss of competition in the cloud gaming market "is to prohibit the Merger."
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Brad Smith claims confidence in technology in Britain had been ‘severely shaken’ by the decision