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The Call of Duty developer Activision Blizzard has accused the UK of being “closed for business” after the competition regulator blocked its attempted takeover by Microsoft, which would have been the largest acquisition in gaming…

Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the development conglomerate behind games including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga, has been blocked by the UK’s competition watchdog in a surprise move. The…

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder cloud gaming.The ruling was a shock after the regulator…

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder cloud gaming.The ruling was a shock after the regulator had…

Microsoft Corp said on Friday it signed a 10-year deal with Nware to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to the Spanish cloud-gaming platform, days after Britain blocked its $69 billion buyout of the “Call of Duty” maker.The agreement…

Technology firms have long dreamt of shifting gamers away from cumbersome consoles and physical purchases to subscriptions and virtual access -- essentially a Netflix for video games.However, on Wednesday the UK's antitrust regulator…

Sarah Cardell, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) - Britain's antitrust regulator - has defended the regulator's decision to block Microsoft's acquisition of 'Call of Duty'-maker Activision Blizzard saying it was…

The UK’s surprise decision to stop the Microsoft Corp $69-billion Activision Blizzard Inc. deal in its tracks shows a more muscular approach to deal enforcement that’s come into its own since Brexit. The final ruling deals a blow to…

Business regulators in the United Kingdom announced it has blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of the video game company Activision Blizzard, citing their concerns that the move could prevent the future of cloud gaming. The…

The Competition and Markets Authority’s ruling, issued Wednesday, said Microsoft had failed to convince it that undertakings it had proposed since announcing the deal would sufficiently ease the regulator’s competition worries.…