UK regulator deals blow to Microsoft’s €70bn Activision deal via IrishTimesBiz
Microsoft is also battling regulatory probes in Brussels and the US to push through its biggest-ever deal and become the third-largest gaming company in terms of revenues, behind China’s Tencent and Japan’s Sony. In December, the US Federal Trade Commission sued to halt Microsoft’s Activision acquisition.Call of Duty
The CMA’s findings come a day after Activision’s chief Bobby Kotick criticised the CMA for “not really using independent thought, or thinking about how this transaction would positively impact the UK”.
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