British regulator softens stance on Microsoft-Activision offer levels of competition concerns

An Activision Blizzard’s Connect with of Responsibility: Contemporary Warfare video clip game is inserted into the Microsoft’s Xbox 1 movie sport console organized in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

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The U.K.’s level of competition regulator on Friday explained it has narrowed the scope of its investigation into Microsoft’s takeover of Activision, stating it no for a longer time believes the deal will direct to a considerable lessening of competition in the console gaming marketplace.

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