What you need to know
- Microsoft is attempting to purchase Activision-Blizzard for a massive $69 billion dollars.
- The transaction for the Call of Duty maker has been under heavy scrutiny with regulators across the globe.
- Another potential hurdle has been cleared, with Japan's Fair Trade Commission tentatively ruling in favor of the deal.
- Japan is one of the world's biggest gaming markets, where Microsoft enjoys a very slim footprint.
