Microsoft x Activision Blizzard King deal on knife's edge as UK warns it "could harm UK gamers"

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard could be “harmful to UK gamers”. As a result, the merger between the two games industry giants is in serious jeopardy. A final verdict from the CMA is due in April, but if the lofty remedies they suggest aren't met, the whole deal could fall to pieces. This news was announced via an official press release from the CMA, a department focused on analysing businesses, mergers, and their imp...