Judge dismisses gamers' lawsuit against Microsoft's Activision acquisition.

A group of 10 gamers have failed in their attempt to sue Microsoft over its $68.7bn Activision Blizzard acquisition, with a judge dismissing the lawsuit as it "does not plausibly allege the merger creates a reasonable probability of anticompetitive effects in any relevant market." The judge also questioned why Microsoft would make Call of Duty exclusive to its platforms, resulting in fewer games sold, and what it is about Microsoft's position in the console and PC games market that makes it plausible it would take such steps.