UK blocks Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of Activision
30 April 2023 |
10:42 am
Microsoft has been trying to buy the game company Activision Blizzard with hits like "Call of Duty" since early 2022. But british antitrust regulators have blocked the deal.
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