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A CMA director, who blocked Microsoft's Xbox-Activision merger, previously worked for a Sony law firm (Update)

The UK CMA recently blocked the Microsoft merger for Activision Blizzard, which would have made Xbox more competitive in a PlayStation-dominated market. The same CMA has a senior director who previously worked for a law firm representing Sony, one of only two complainants of the deal thus far.

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EU defends split with UK on Microsoft, Activision Blizzard bid

Brussels (AFP) - The EU anti-trust chief on Thursday defended the bloc's decision to approve Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard despite the UK's block on it.

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Microsoft has filed its appeal to the UK's CMA over the Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition has sailed through regulators, with the UK's regulatory body as the lone standout. Microsoft has filed its appeal.

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Xbox formally appeals UK block on Activision deal in a process that could take 9 months

Prepare for months of further uncertainty

GamesRadar

Microsoft appeals against UK watchdog’s veto of Activision Blizzard takeover

CMA says it is defending cloud gaming market, but Microsoft says moves ‘discourages tech innovation and investment’ in UK

The Guardian - UK

Watch a baby-faced Jack Black on his first ever acting job for a video game commercial in 1982

Jack Black scored his first acting role on an advert for the Activision video game, Pitfall, at just thirteen years of age

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Warzone 2 Plunder remains available despite playlist update suggesting it was scrapped

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The gamer lawsuit against the Microsoft-Activision deal suffers another blow

A judge denied a request for a preliminary injunction, saying the plaintiffs failed to show that they're likely to suffer "immediate irreparable harm" if the deal goes through.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty fans slam Activision for shutting down community project that let them play older games without risk of getting hacked

XLabs is the second project in as many weeks to shut down

GamesRadar

Activision nukes another Call of Duty fan project from orbit: 'Thank you all for your support over the years'

The modders behind the "IW4X" Call of Duty client have closed up shop.

PC Gamer

Summer Game Fest 2023: Everything you need to know

All the partners, dates and times, news, and more ahead of Summer Game Fest

GamesRadar

Microsoft's Activision deal has now reportedly been approved by China

Microsoft and Activision seemingly notch another win with regulators

GamesRadar

Fans mourn as Activision stomps COD mod project two years in the making: 'Any chance we had of feeling that arcadey style of Call of Duty again is gone'

SM² was an attempt to make the "dream Call of Duty game," until a cease & desist letter last Wednesday.

PC Gamer

Microsoft, Activision and the battle with competition tsars

In a “striking show of leniency by a notoriously tough regulator”, the European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $69bn megadeal with games-maker Activision Blizzard, said DealBook in The New York Times – just weeks after the UK’s competition regulator threw it out.

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UK chancellor wags his finger at CMA after Activision acquisition block, urging it to 'understand its wider responsibilities'

Jeremy Hunt's comments come after Microsoft lauded the EU as "more attractive place" to do business than the UK.

TechRadar

Gears 5 is the first Xbox exclusive to come to GeForce Now as Microsoft cosies up to Nvidia

Nvidia GeForce Now has now become one more reason not to buy an Xbox Series X.

GamesRadar

Activision shuts down 'dream' Modern Warfare 2 mod after over two years' work

SM2 has officially been abandoned

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Grand Theft Auto boss thinks the Xbox, Activision deal is 'good' for the industry

Take-Two boss and Grand Theft Auto owner Strauss Zelnick has long been supportive of the Xbox-ABK deal, reiterating earlier comments about the acquisition.

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Overwatch 2 was a mistake

Overwatch 2 has scrapped the PvE campaign leaving fans frustrated and disappointed by the team's approach to the "sequel."

Investors Business Daily

Activision Blizzard Stock Gets A Composite Rating Upgrade

Activision Blizzard saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating jump to 96 Wednesday, up from 92 the day before.

PC Gamer

Microsoft president clarifies EU cloud agreement, popular games will be 'automatically' licensed to competitors and 'this will apply globally'

This is what got the Activision Blizzard deal over the line with EU regulators.

The Independent UK

UK regulators should consider need for economic growth, warns Chancellor

It comes weeks after the UK competition watchdog halted the 68.7 billion dollar (£55 billion) deal by Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard.

Windows Central

The CMA's handling of the Xbox-ABK deal is creating a political headache for the UK government

The strange logic of the UK's regulatory body known as the CMA is creating a political headache for the UK government, whose pledges on deregulation now look comical.

Windows Central

Satya Nadella: 'Wait for it all to play out' when asked about pulling out of the UK over Xbox-ABK deal

As the storied effort of Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard continues and theories fly left and right, we've got some additional commentary from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella regarding the situation.

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EU commission approves Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition

The EU anti-competition commission has approved Microsoft’s purchase of Activision-Blizzard and believes it will boost the cloud sector

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