Microsoft Appeals UK Regulator's Block of Activision Deal with Weak Arguments.
Microsoft has filed an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal in the UK after the country's Competition and Markets Authority blocked its $69 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard in April. The appeal argues that the CMA made "fundamental errors" in its calculation and assessment of market share data for cloud gaming services. Microsoft still needs approval from regulators in the US, with a hearing set for August 2. If the deal goes through, Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have access to Activision Blizzard's catalog of games, but critics are concerned that Microsoft could make future games developed by Activision unavailable on rival consoles.
- Microsoft Files Appeal to UK Blocking Activision Deal: What to Know CNET
- Opinion: Some of Microsoft's merger appeal arguments aren't very strong TweakTown
- Microsoft explains argument against CMA's blocking of Activision Blizzard acquisition GBAtemp.net
- Microsoft sets out grounds for Activision appeal against UK regulator The Indian Express
- Microsoft says the CMA was wrong to block the merger for these five reasons TweakTown
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