Microsoft completes $69b Activision Blizzard acquisition

UK finally gave the green light

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Microsoft completes $69 bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Image credit: Microsoft
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Microsoft completes $69 bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Image credit: Microsoft

Microsoft has finalised its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, marking the largest deal in the gaming industry's history.

The final hurdle was approval from the UK's antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which acquiesced after Microsoft presented a revised deal. The CMA had blocked the o...

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