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Microsoft and Activision’s $69B Deal: UK Regulator Shows Sign of Approval Coming

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Microsoft appears to be one step closer to closing its $69 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard.  The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says Microsoft has remedied the regulatory issues laid out earlier in the year, according to a press release Friday. The regulator said the Xbox maker’s decision last month to sell cloud … Read more

EU backs Microsoft shopping for Name of Responsibility maker Activision Blizzard. However the $69B deal continues to be in danger

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LONDON — The European Union on Monday authorised Microsoft’s $69 billion buy of online game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal gained’t stifle competitors for in style console titles like Name of Responsibility and accepting the U.S. tech firm’s treatments to spice up competitors in cloud gaming. However the blockbuster deal continues to be in … Read more