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Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming
FTC chair met UK antitrust officials last week but did not talk deals
By Diane Bartz
As Regulators Block Tech Deals, They Increasingly Look to the Future (Published 2023)
By David McCabe & Kellen Browning
Microsoft's big video game merger just got an extra life
By Sara Morrison
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No 10 says UK ‘extremely attractive’ for business after Microsoft broadside
By Kalyeena Makortoff & Alex Hern
Microsoft: "This is the darkest day in our four decades in Britain"
By Christopher Dring
Microsoft blocked in bid to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard - but vows to respond
By Sharon Marris
U.K. Regulator Blocks Microsoft's $75 Billion Activision Blizzard Takeover - WSJ
By Sarah E. Needleman & Kim Mackrael
UK blocks Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard
By Hanna Ziady
CMA Says Microsoft Would Lose 'Substantial' Money By Making Call of Duty Exclusive in 'All Plausible Scenarios'
By Travis Northup
Britain blocks Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
By Ryan Browne & Arjun Kharpal
Activision Blizzard blasts UK after regulator blocks $75bn Microsoft deal
By Tim Bradshaw, Richard Waters & Kate Beioley
Furious Microsoft boss says confidence in UK 'severely shaken'
By Tom Espiner & Will Harris
Microsoft’s (MSFT) $69 Billion Activision (ATVI) Deal Blocked by UK Watchdog
By Katharine Gemmell
Cloud Gaming Niche Is a Big Headache for Microsoft, Activision
By Cecilia D'Anastasio
Microsoft signs 10-year deal with Spain's Nware after UK blocks Activision bid
By Tiyashi Datta & Krishna Chandra Eluri
Microsoft is betting its future on cloud gaming — but that's what tripped up the Activision deal
By Ryan Browne
With Microsoft-Actvision Deal Block, How Often Do Mergers Fall Apart?
By Lazaro Gamio & Lauren Hirsch
Stock Markets React After U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s Activision Bid
By Kellen Browning & David McCabe
Opinion | The Microsoft-Activision Mess Is a Blow to American Sovereignty (Published 2023)
By Gary Cohn & Jay Clayton
Microsoft, Activision-Blizzard, and the CMA: So, What’s Next?
By Rebekah Valentine