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UK Blocks Microsoft / Activision Deal - Inside Games

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English - February 11, 2023 20:52 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
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Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar 




Sources --


[BusinessWire] A Letter from CEO Bobby Kotick Regarding Activision Blizzard’s Merger With Microsoft - https://bwnews.pr/3V0oeKF


[CMA] Summary - https://bit.ly/3DYeIkR


[Federal Trade Commission] FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. - https://bit.ly/3jbK0x0


[Seeking Alpha] Microsoft-Activision Deal: Game's On! - https://bit.ly/3ltNQ68


[GamesIndustry.biz] Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard could harm gamers, says UK regulator - https://bit.ly/3HPdM3B


[ArsTechnica] The UK government just threw a huge wrench in Microsoft’s Activision deal - https://bit.ly/3HRz9B1


[The Verge] Sony says Microsoft’s Call of Duty offer was ‘inadequate on many levels’ - https://bit.ly/3xi15cp


[CMA] ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION OF ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION - https://bit.ly/3lk5wRn


[VideoGamesChronicle] Bobby Kotick warns UK risks ‘becoming Death Valley’ if it blocks Microsoft deal - https://bit.ly/3IdRUAj


[Twitter, Jeremy Hunt] https://bit.ly/3YAkbqB


[MP1st] Bobby Kotick Says Sony “Not Returning” Activision’s Calls to Discuss Future of COD & New Opportunities - https://bit.ly/3YgsEPk


[The New York Times] Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust - https://nyti.ms/3XzTXmN


[YouTube] Microsoft CEO: There are people who make more money in gaming who don't even build games today - https://bit.ly/3JT51Ib


[GamesIndustry.biz] Analysts see CMA objection to Activision Blizzard acquisition as a sign deal will go through - https://bit.ly/40LtfdG


[YouTube, Inside Games] FTC is Lying About Microsoft/Activision Acquisition? - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3lqurTx




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Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs


Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo


Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc

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