Microsoft responds to re-filed "gamer's lawsuit" against Activision acquisition

1 year 1 month ago

Microsoft has responded to the re-filing of a lawsuit by a group of gamers bringing their own legal challenge against the company's $68.7bn Activsion Blizzard acquisition.

A new 73-page missive by the self-proclaimed gamers includes fresh details they say have been taken from redacted documents given "directly to the board of directors" at Microsoft, as well as information given by Sony.

In a statement to Reuters, Microsoft said this latest complaint was based on "unsupported and implausible claims about the deal's effect on competition". Microsoft said it will "bring more games to more people" through its proposed deal with Activision.

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