{"id":9791,"date":"2023-04-26T19:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T17:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/26\/what-does-uks-ban-on-microsofts-activision-blizzard-takeover-mean-for-gaming\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T19:37:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T17:37:36","slug":"what-does-uks-ban-on-microsofts-activision-blizzard-takeover-mean-for-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/26\/what-does-uks-ban-on-microsofts-activision-blizzard-takeover-mean-for-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"What does UK\u2019s ban on Microsoft\u2019s Activision Blizzard takeover mean for gaming?"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMA surprised sector by saying deal would give Seattle firm undue power to shape cloud gaming<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the development conglomerate behind games including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga, has been blocked <\/a> by the UK\u2019s competition watchdog in a surprise move. The $70bn (\u00a365bn) purchase would have been the largest in gaming history but now, unless the two companies can convince a tribunal to overturn the ban on appeal, it is dead globally.<\/p>\n

But what does this mean for tech, gaming and Rishi Sunak\u2019s goal for the \u201cUnicorn Kingdom\u201d?<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nCMA surprised sector by saying deal would give Seattle firm undue power to shape cloud gaming
\nMicrosoft\u2019s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the development conglomerate behind games including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga, has been blocked by the UK\u2019s competition watchdog in a surprise move. The $70bn (\u00a365bn) purchase would have been the largest in gaming history but now, unless the two companies can convince a tribunal to overturn the ban on appeal, it is dead globally.
\nBut what does this mean for tech, gaming and Rishi Sunak\u2019s goal for the \u201cUnicorn Kingdom\u201d? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CMA surprised sector by saying deal would give Seattle firm undue power to shape cloud gaming Microsoft\u2019s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the development conglomerate behind games including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga, has been blocked by the UK\u2019s competition watchdog in a surprise move. The $70bn (\u00a365bn) purchase would …<\/p>\n

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