{"id":28869,"date":"2023-05-10T15:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/european-commission-reportedly-set-to-approve-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:53:07","slug":"european-commission-reportedly-set-to-approve-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/european-commission-reportedly-set-to-approve-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission reportedly set to approve Microsoft&#8217;s Activision Blizzard deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.reedpopcdn.com\/ModernWarfare2-(1).jpg?width=1920&amp;height=1920&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=80&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\"> <\/p>\n<p>\nThe European Commission &#8211; the EU&#8217;s antitrust regulator &#8211; is reportedly set to approve Microsoft&#8217;s proposed Activision Blizzard deal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/eu-decision-clearing-69-bln-microsoft-activision-deal-expected-may-15-sources-2023-05-10\/\">Reuters<\/a>, the regulator is set to approve the deal sometime next week. Sources familiar with the matter said 15th May (next Monday) is the likeliest date for this, however the EC&#8217;s own deadline for its decision on Microsoft&#8217;s proposed deal is still set for 22nd May.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe regulator had previously announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-activision-deal-likely-to-pass-eu-regulators-report\">provisional deadline of 25th April<\/a> for its decision on the potential takeover, but that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/eu-delays-activision-blizzard-decision-as-microsoft-offers-further-remedies\">date shifted to May<\/a> after Microsoft submitted remedies in its efforts to gain approval from regulatory bodies. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/european-commission-reportedly-set-to-approve-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>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":"<p>The European Commission &#8211; the EU&#8217;s antitrust regulator &#8211; is reportedly set to approve Microsoft&#8217;s proposed Activision Blizzard deal. According to Reuters, the regulator is set to approve the deal sometime next week. 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