In May, the European Union granted approval for the acquisition, provided that Microsoft committed to making popular Activision Blizzard games available on competing cloud gaming services. However, the companies must still gain approval from US and UK authorities to proceed with the merger. In December 2022, the FTC filed an antitrust complaint to block the deal, expressing concerns that it would enable Microsoft to stifle competitors to its Xbox gaming consoles and its rapidly growing subscription content and cloud gaming business. The lawsuit was filed in the agency’s in-house court, and the commission’s administrative law judge is scheduled to hear the case in August.
US Judge Blocks Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger
Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger in Jeopardy
