The UK has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. Both companies welcomed the regulator's decision. Microsoft will complete its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game publisher.

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Microsoft has completed its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of “Call of Duty” and other hit video games, closing one of the biggest tech deals of all time. The company said in a filing ...

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UK's antitrust regulator has given Microsoft the green light to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion following a protracted back and forth. The regulator called Microsoft's concession to sell ...

Microsoft has been cleared to acquire Activision Blizzard by UK regulators, removing the last hurdle standing in the way of closing the deal. Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer published an announcement on ...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has given Microsoft the approval needed to finally acquire Activision Blizzard. The regulator blocked the $68.7 billion deal earlier this year, primarily ...

Microsoft looks set to finally acquire Activision Blizzard, as the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has officially approved the deal. Back in April, the CMA blocked the deal over concerns around ...