Microsoft Defends $69bn Activision Deal

California Gazette ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Microsoft Defends $ 69bn Activision Deal Activision Blizzard At an EU competition hearing , Microsoft defended its plan to buy Activision Blizzard , which makes games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush . Microsoft thinks the $ 68.3 billion ( £ 56.8 billion ) deal will give options . gamers more But Sony , a competitor that was also at the hearing , says that the merger Microsoft give much Sony Says No To The Deal Chile , Brazil , and Saudi Arabia are among the countries that have already agreed to it . The UK's competition watchdo has said it doesn't like the deal , but it hasn't said what its final decision will be yet . The European Commission has asked for an investigation . The UK Competition and Markets Authority suggested that Call of Duty could be sold independently . did after As it buying other game studios , Activision could make games available on consoles or available PlayStation worse terms . would too power over some of the most popular games in the world . The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has said that it is against Microsoft's plan to buy games company , Activision Blizzard . its only its only on under To Know More www.cagazette.com