EU antitrust regulators to assess impact of Microsoft's UK Activision remedy

Activision Blizzard

22/08/2023 14:40

BRUSSELS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators
will examine whether Microsoft's  MSFT.O  proposal to sell its
non-EU cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment  UBIP.PA 
in a bid to gain UK approval for its Activision Blizzard
 ATVI.O  bid will affect its concessions to the European
Commission.
    "We are closely following the developments in the UK and
assessing the impact this may have on the commitments accepted
by the Commission," a spokesperson for the European Union
executive said in an email.
    The EU competition enforcer cleared the deal in May after
Microsoft agreed to licence popular Activision games such as
"Call of Duty" to rival game streaming platforms for 10 years. 
    

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