{"id":29014,"date":"2023-05-15T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/microsoft-activision-deal-might-not-be-dead-after-all-approved-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:26:00","slug":"microsoft-activision-deal-might-not-be-dead-after-all-approved-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/microsoft-activision-deal-might-not-be-dead-after-all-approved-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Activision Deal Might Not Be Dead After All, Approved In Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Last month, regulators blocked Microsoft\u2019s purchase of Activision Blizzard in the UK, seemingly spelling doom for the $69 billion deal. On May 15, however, European Union regulators announced it has been approved on the continent, giving the gaming companies some fresh momentum <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/game-pass-microsoft-activision-blizzard-call-duty-xbox-1850377161\">as they seek to salvage the mega merger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/call-duty-game-pass-microsoft-activision-deal-eu-uk-1850437549\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/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>Last month, regulators blocked Microsoft\u2019s purchase of Activision Blizzard in the UK, seemingly spelling doom for the $69 billion deal. On May 15, however, European Union regulators announced it has been approved on the continent, giving the gaming companies some fresh momentum as they seek to salvage the mega merger. 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