The deal to buy the Call of Duty publisher would be the largest in the history of the video games industry.
that without a court order the deal could have been completed as early as the end of this week, despite the UK blocking the takeover in April.
Microsoft has said the deal would benefit gamers and gaming companies, and has offered to sign a legally binding agreement with the FTC to provide Call of Duty games to rivals including Sony for a decade. , saying that Microsoft's offer of 10-year free licensing deals - which promise European consumers and cloud game streaming services access to Activision's PC and console games - mean there would be fair competition in the market.in April, saying it was concerned the takeover would offer reduced innovation and less choice for gamers.Microsoft president Brad Smith said it marked the company's "darkest day" in its four decades of working in Britain.
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