Microsoft bid for Activision Blizzard blocked by UK competition regulator
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/26/microsoft-bid-for-activision-blizzard-blocked-by-uk-competition-regulator
Competition and Markets Authority prevents would have been the biggest acquisition in gaming history
The UK’s competition regulator has blocked Microsoft’s attempted takeover of Activision Blizzard, the developer behind hit video games such as Call of Duty, in what would have been the largest acquisition in gaming history.
Microsoft bid for Activision Blizzard blocked by UK competition regulator
Apr 26, 2023, 12:12pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/26/microsoft-bid-for-activision-blizzard-blocked-by-uk-competition-regulator
> Competition and Markets Authority prevents would have been the biggest acquisition in gaming history
> The UK’s competition regulator has blocked Microsoft’s attempted takeover of Activision Blizzard, the developer behind hit video games such as Call of Duty, in what would have been the largest acquisition in gaming history.