Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard bid faces UK antitrust probe

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1. Courthouse News Service

   Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard bid faces UK antitrust probe ↗ (opens Courthouse News Service)

   Published Jul 5, 2022

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   The U.S. tech giant announced in January that it was buying the Call of Duty publisher in a deal that would make it a bigger video game company than Nintendo.

2. CNN

   UK antitrust officials investigate Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition ↗ (opens CNN)

   Published Jul 5, 2022

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   The UK competition regulator on Wednesday announced the launch of an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of video gaming giant Activision Blizzard.

3. NBC Los Angeles

   Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Takeover Faces Competition Probe in the UK ↗ (opens NBC Los Angeles)

   Published Jul 5, 2022

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   The U.K.’s competition watchdog on Wednesday opened an investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard.

4. Engadget

   UK’s antitrust watchdog investigating Microsoft and Activision megadeal ↗ (opens Engadget)

   Published Jul 5, 2022

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   Microsoft will have to satisfy more than just the Federal Trade Commission to complete its $68.7 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard..

5. MyNorthwest

   Microsoft's Blizzard Activision bid faces UK antitrust probe ↗ (opens MyNorthwest)

   Published Jul 5, 2022

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   LONDON (AP) -- Microsoft's acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard faces antitrust scrutiny in the U.K., where competition regulators said