Microsoft's Mobile Gaming Plans Thwarted by UK Blockade.

Microsoft attempted to buy a different mobile game publisher before its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, according to documents published by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA blocked the $69 billion deal due to concerns about its impact on the future of the cloud gaming market. Microsoft has consistently claimed that the deal is primarily driven by the company's mobile gaming ambitions. The CMA's report revealed that Microsoft attempted to buy a different mobile game publisher and could acquire "attractive content and experience with player engagement and acquisition" by buying a different mobile games publisher.