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Microsoft’s Activision deal subject to freeze order by UK antitrust regulator

( May 11, 2023, 15:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Microsoft has seen its $69 billion plan to buy videogame developer Activision Blizzard subject to an interim freeze order by the UK Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA had previously blocked the deal, and said behavioral remedies offered to supply rivals with access to Activision games had "a number of significant shortcomings connected with the growing and fast-moving nature of cloud gaming services."Statement follows. The order is attached....

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