EU approves Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard

Brussels at loggerheads with UK regulator over acquisition of Call of Duty maker

The EU has approved Microsoft’s $69bn (£55bn) acquisition of the Call of Duty creator Activision Blizzard, in a move that puts Brussels at loggerheads with its UK counterpart over the gaming mega-deal.

The EU accepted Microsoft’s concessions on cloud gaming, the same problem that led the Competition and Markets Authority to block the transaction last month. The proposed deal would bring together Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox console, with the video game developer behind titles including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Candy Crush Saga and Overwatch.

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