UK regulator blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard – VentureBeat.com

UK regulator blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard – VentureBeat.com

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Citing concern about the potential negative impact of competition in cloud gaming, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has vote­d to block the $68.7 billion Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.