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\nThe European Commission has announced that, following its initial investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard<\/a>, it will now be opening a more “in-depth” Phase 2 probe to determine the deal’s likely impact on competition.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn a statement on its website<\/a>, the European Commission said it had made the decision after its preliminary investigation showed Microsoft’s acquisition may “significantly reduce competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games, including multi-game subscription services and\/or cloud game streaming services, and for PC operating systems”.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt drew particular attention to its concerns Microsoft has a “potential economic incentive” to prevent competitors from accessing Activision Blizzard’s “high-profile and highly successful games” upon closure of the deal, specifically highlighting the Call of Duty series – something Microsoft has repeatedly insisted it will not do<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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