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The EU will require Microsoft to bring Activision games to its cloud competitors if the buyout is successful

The European Commission has approved Microsoft's Activision deal, but there are conditions

GamesRadar

Why the CMA was right to stand up to Microsoft’s bluster

City voices: The CMA hasn’t made many friends with this move, but it’s hard, thus far, to fault it

Evening Standard

Watchdog was right to block Microsoft’s £55bn Activision takeover

City voices: The CMA hasn’t made many friends with this move, but it’s hard, thus far, to fault it

Evening Standard

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Pushing Buttons: Why the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger is a fight over the future of games

In this week’s newsletter: A UK regulator blocked a $70bn acquisition last week not because of any threat now, but over worries about a future monopoly

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft News Roundup: Farewell Activision Blizzard deal, goodbye Windows 10, and so long Microsoft-branded accessories

The UK CMA blocked Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard this week. We also saw Microsoft discontinue some of its accessories and a wide range of other stories.

Windows Central

Painted patio ideas – 11 colorful and creative ways to update your outdoor living space

From the paving to the walls, give your patio a makeover with these inspirational and budget-friendly looks

Homes & Gardens

UK government says Microsoft's pushback against its Activision block is "not borne out by the facts"

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the block was "bad for Britain"

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As the CMA recriminations rumble on, Microsoft signs yet another ten-year deal with a cloud platform you've never heard of

Well, I wasn't Nware of them.

PC Gamer

No more Mr Nice Guy: Microsoft boss rages after Activision merger blocked in UK

Long a diplomatic and friendly face with regards to regulation, Microsoft Vice Chairman Brad Smith was furious this week after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) moved to block the tech giant's acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard.

France 24

Microsoft makes another cloud-gaming deal for Xbox despite CMA block

Microsoft and Nware, a European cloud gaming service, have signed a 10-year deal to bring Xbox Game Pass games to Nware's platform in spite of recent CMA scrutiny.

Windows Central

Activision boss labels U.K. blocking of $69 billion Microsoft deal ‘irrational.’ ‘It makes no sense’

His criticism came after Microsoft’s Brad Smith said the blocking of the acquisition had shaken the tech giant’s confidence in Britain.

Fortune

Microsoft is back on the offensive, signing yet another 10-year deal for cloud gaming

Microsoft signs another 10-year deal for a cloud gaming partnership days after the CMA blocked its acquisition.

TechRadar

Microsoft's 'good guy' approach frays in UK gaming battle

Microsoft’s charm offensive with the world’s governments is starting to lose some of its luster as the software giant is confronting its toughest antitrust scrutiny since co-founder Bill Gates was in charge

The Independent UK

Ignore Microsoft’s whines about the Activision takeover. The CMA did its job

Brad Smith’s reaction to Competition and Markets Authority blocking deal is pure Big Tech entitlement

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PC Gamer

Gobsmacked Microsoft president says UK's regulator blocking the Activision deal is company's 'darkest day'

The decision is "bad for Britain" says Brad Smith, not at all ominously.

Windows Central

Microsoft: Block on the Activision-Xbox deal is the firm's "darkest day" in the UK (Update)

Despite claiming to have reduced their concerns, the UK regulator sensationally blocked Microsoft's $69 billion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft President Brad Smith isn't very happy.

The Independent UK

Furious Microsoft boss slams UK over takeover block: ‘EU is better for business’

Brad Smith claimed confidence in technology in the UK had been ‘severely shaken’ by the decision but No10 said his claims were ‘not borne out by the facts’

The Independent UK

Microsoft slams UK move blocking Activision takeover as ‘bad day for Britain’

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had prevented the deal over concerns in the cloud gaming sector.

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The Guardian - UK

No 10 says UK ‘extremely attractive’ for business after Microsoft broadside

Downing Street responds to stinging attack from US firm’s president over blocking of $69bn Activision deal

The Guardian - UK

No 10 hits back at Microsoft after company says EU ‘more attractive’ post-Brexit after takeover blocked – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US tech company heavily criticises UK’s Competition and Markets Authority

WEKU

The U.K. blocks Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy game giant Activision Blizzard

British regulators blocked Microsoft's purchase, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition in the fast-growing cloud gaming market.

GamesRadar

Microsoft and Activision say they will appeal merger obstruction

Microsoft remains "fully committed to this acquisition"

Windows Central

Xbox's Activision Blizzard deal has been blocked by the UK, Microsoft to appeal

Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard has fallen at the final hurdle, with the CMA in the United Kingdom blocking the deal.

ABC News

Police divers locate body of holiday-maker missing after paddleboarding at Crescent Head

The body of 61-year-old Steve Wood has been recovered after a combined emergency services search, after he was reported missing on Saturday near Crescent Head on the NSW Mid North Coast.

PC Gamer

Secret US military documents leaking on Discord seems weirdly normal, doesn't it?

I swear there was a time when war intel leaking in a gaming community didn't feel like a regular Tuesday.

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