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Simon Hunt

UK competition regulator pours cold water on £57 billion Microsoft Activision takeover

Activision game Call of Duty

(Picture: Call of Duty)

The UK competition regulator has poured cold water on the proposed acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision by Microsoft, saying the deal could harm UK gamers.

The Competition and Markets Authority warned that restricting the access that other platforms have to Activision’s games could substantially reduce the competition between Xbox and PlayStation in the UK.

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