{"id":29048,"date":"2023-05-15T15:44:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T14:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/eu-approves-microsofts-68-7bn-activision-blizzard-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T15:44:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T14:44:14","slug":"eu-approves-microsofts-68-7bn-activision-blizzard-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/eu-approves-microsofts-68-7bn-activision-blizzard-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"EU approves Microsoft&#8217;s $68.7bn Activision Blizzard bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nMicrosoft&#8217;s stalled Activision Blizzard buyout received some positive news today, as the EU offered its approval.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe European Commission had been one of three major regulators standing in the way of the deal, alongside the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the UK&#8217;s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) &#8211; the latter of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uk-blocks-microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal\">dramatically blocked the deal<\/a> last month, dealing a sizable blow to it succeeding overall. Microsoft is now set to appeal that decision.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn Brussels, however, it&#8217;s better news for Microsoft &#8211; after a couple of concessions ended up winning over EU regulators.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/eu-approves-microsofts-687bn-activision-blizzard-bid\">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>Microsoft&#8217;s stalled Activision Blizzard buyout received some positive news today, as the EU offered its approval. 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