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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal heads to a summer showdown with regulators

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Microsoft’s appeal of the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to block its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition will head to a hearing the week of July 24th. The appeal sets Microsoft up for two summertime battles with regulators: one against the CMA and the other against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which commences with an evidentiary hearing on August 2nd.

Microsoft is focusing on the CMA’s decision to block its $68.7 billion deal largely because of cloud gaming concerns. The CMA estimated that Microsoft controls around 60 to 70 percent of global cloud gaming services, and it determined that adding control of Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft would give Microsoft an alarming advantage in the…

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Author: Tom Warren. [Source Link (*), The Verge – All Posts]

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