Britain shoots down Microsoft’s Activision deal

Britain shoots down Microsoft's Activision deal

"How does a uk court block one American company from buying another American company?" asks a gamer in an online forum, where the chat is more often about high scores than competition law.

Sadly for gamers—and global tech firms—that is not so. On April 26th Britain's antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (cma), blocked Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a publisher of games such as "Call of Duty", arguing that the combined firm could gain too much clout and reduce choice for consumers. ...

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(*) https://www.economist.com/business/2023/04/26/britain-shoots-down-microsofts-69bn-activision-deal