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Coverage dated February 7, 2023

UK watchdog says Microsoft's Activision deal hurts gamers

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Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom. Britain's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that the deal will stifle competition and hurt gamers.

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  1. KOB 4

    UK watchdog says Microsoft's Activision deal hurts gamers (opens KOB 4)

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    Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom. Britain's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that the deal will stifle competition and hurt gamers.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Microsoft's Activision deal hurts gamers, UK watchdog says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom. Britain's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that the deal will stifle competition and hurt gamers.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Microsoft purchase of Activision-Blizzard imperiled by UK antitrust agency (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A market regulator in the United Kingdom has concluded that Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of the video game developer behind Call of Duty would be bad for the U.K. marketplace, a step that could force Microsoft to break up the developer.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Microsoft Activision merger would 'harm gamers,' UK says – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The proposed deal would be the largest in tech industry history, handing popular franchises Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crash to Microsoft.

  5. Forbes

    UK Regulator Declares Microsoft-Activision Deal ‘Could Harm Gamers’ (opens Forbes)

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    Microsoft has hit another bump in the road on the way to its $69 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.

  6. Engadget

    UK competition watchdog says Microsoft’s Activision merger ‘could harm’ gamers (opens Engadget)

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    UK's competition authority has found that Microsoft's proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard could "harm UK gamers.".

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