Microsoft’s $68.7BN play for Activision heads for in-depth EU antitrust probe too

The $68.7 billion gaming mega-merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is facing in-depth competition scrutiny in the European Union.
EU regulators had been taking a preliminary look at the proposed deal, after the transaction was notified to the bloc’s regulators at the end of September. But today the Commission confirmed it will open a deeper probe — following in the footsteps of the UK’s antitrust authority which announced its own in-depth investigation back in September.
In a statement today, the Commission said it’s concerned the proposed acquisition could

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