These deals are part of Microsoft’s efforts to convince regulators to allow its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard to proceed. However, the deal is currently in limbo as the US Federal Trade Commission has sued to block the takeover. The UK may also require Activision to divest parts of its business for the merger to proceed, while the European Union is reportedly set to join the UK in declaring that the proposed acquisition could reduce competition.
