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The FTC is set to review Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision takeover

for $68.7 billion. The deal is the tech giant's biggest yet, and it's also set to become the largest all-cash acquisition ever. In the US, the proposed acquisition will be reviewed the Federal Trade Commission instead of the Justice Department, according to

. The two agencies are in charge of investigating mergers in the country and typically decide between themselves which one will take charge of a case. by limiting access to the developer's biggest games. Activision owns hugely popular IPs, including

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