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The deal was approved by UK regulators
Microsoft is in talks with other gaming companies to add more games to the Xbox Game Pass, which was launched earlier this year. Microsoft has also decided to remove ‘Call of Duty’ from its cloud gaming services in the European Economic Area (EEA). The game will not be appearing on the Xbox Game Pass this…
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Microsoft is attempting to sell off the cloud gaming rights to a French company
The EU has said that it is carefully assessing whether the developments in the UK require another notification to the EU regarding Microsoft-Ubisoft deal. The deal allows Ubisoft to offer its games to cloud gaming services that don’t run on Windows. The deal was cleared by the European Commission earlier this year, and another notification…
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Microsoft is losing its cloud gaming dreams
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard “could change the future of the cloud gaming market”, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for consumers over time. Microsoft had said that its acquisition wouldn’t lead to games like Call of Duty being available only on its hardware. However, the CMA said…
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The U.K. blocks the Microsoft deal to acquire a giant video game company
The UK’s competition regulator on Wednesday blocked Microsoft’s $69-billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard over fears it would stifle competition in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. In its final report, the Competition and Markets Authority said that “the only effective remedy” to the substantial loss of competition was to prohibit the deal. The…
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Microsoft responded to the FTC’s lawsuit
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft’s acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. The lawsuit alleges that the deal will increase Microsoft’s monopoly in video games and cloud gaming and allow it to suppress its own rivals. The FTC has also alleged that the deal would “hurt developers…