UK regulator opposes Microsoft deal to buy Activision

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has said it is opposed to Microsoft's planned purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard. The $69bn deal would see Xbox-maker Microsoft acquire hit titles such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush. Rima Alaily, Microsoft corporate vice-president and deputy general counsel, said: "Our commitment to grant long-term 100% equal access to Call of Duty to Sony, Nintendo, Steam and others preserves the deal's benefits to gamers and developers, and increases competition in the market." Now the UK's markets authority says it has provisionally concluded that the tech giant's bid to buy one of the world's largest games publishers could be harmful to the wider gaming sector. One of the CMA's suggestions is that perhaps Activision Blizzard could sell off one of its biggest assets - the games title Call of Duty.

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