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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Microsoft and UK regulators want more time to work on $69 billion Activision deal

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Microsoft and British regulators sought more time from a court Monday as the U.S. tech company uses a rare second chance to overcome opposition to its $69 billion bid for video game maker Activision Blizzard.

Lawyers for Microsoft and the Competition and Markets Authority tried to persuade a judge to delay an hearing planned after the CMA rejected the deal and Microsoft appealed. The regulator later gave Microsoft more time to make its case for the blockbuster purchase of the Call of Duty game maker to go through.

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