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Britain’s competition watchdog has finally approved Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after the restructured deal largely addressed earlier concerns.
In August, Activision agreed to sell its streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment, and Microsoft last month offered compensation to ensure the terms of the sale were enforceable by the regulator, allaying some residual concerns.
“The new deal will prevent Microsoft from restricting competition in cloud gaming as this market grows, preserving competitive prices and services for UK cloud gaming customers,” the UK Competition and Markets Authority said.
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