Microsoft's $68.7bn Activision Blizzard deal has been dramatically blocked by UK regulators, following a months-long investigation.
Approval - or not - by the CMA had been widely seen as the deal's biggest test, especially after the UK regulator initially issued a stern warning that the deal"could harm UK gamers" and potentially result in"higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation"."We remain fully committed to this acquisition and will appeal," Microsoft president Brad Smith said today.
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