WORLD EU backs Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover

WORLD

EU backs Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover

AFP

23:00, May 15, 2023

The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover of US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after Britain's regulators blocked the bid, putting the deal at risk.

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The European Commission, the bloc's powerful anti-trust authority, said the commitments offered by Microsoft "fully address the competition concerns identified by the commission and represent a significant improvement for cloud gaming as compared to the current situation".

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