Xbox-maker Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, whose video games include 'Call of Duty' and 'Candy Crush', are set to seal one of the biggest technology tie-ups after overcoming final hurdles Friday. Microsoft and Sony, which had previously tried to block the Activision deal, agreed in July to keep releasing 'Call of Duty' on the PlayStation.
Microsoft will finally get its hands on Acrivision, the publisher of popular video game Call of Duty. Photo: Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/FileXbox-maker Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, whose video games include"Call of Duty" and"Candy Crush", are set to seal one of the biggest technology tie-ups after overcoming final hurdles Friday.
The Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement Friday that it had cleared"the new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights" after concluding"it would preserve competitive prices and better services". "Microsoft has the ability to become the biggest gaming force around," Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, told AFP on Friday.
The CMA had blocked the deal over fears it would damage competition in the fast-growing cloud gaming sector, where games are bought virtually and players can use a variety of devices rather than just consoles.
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