New Microsoft-Activision deal under UK investigation as cloud gaming rights sold to Ubisoft

8 months 3 weeks ago

At a glance

Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been restructured and is once again under investigation – and Ubisoft is now embroiled in the biggest deal in industry history.

Both Microsoft and the Competition and Markets Authority – the UK regulator that blocked the deal earlier this year – announced this morning that a new deal has been submitted for the latter's consideration.

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James Batchelor