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Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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UK watchdog investigates Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision deal

July 06, 2022 at 04:57 pm IST

(Reuters) - Britain's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it has started investigating Microsoft's $68.7 billion deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set a deadline of Sept. 1 for its initial decision.

(Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a world leader in designing, publishing, and distributing interactive video gaming software for game consoles and computers. The activity is organized around two sectors: - publishing of gaming software: software designed by the group or by third-party developers; - distribution of third-party software. Net sales break down by source of income into sales of products (21.8%) and other (78.2%; sales of subscriptions, licenses, etc.). Activision Blizzard, Inc. owns a catalogue of titles drawn from trademarked names and franchises (Heartstone, Call of Duty, StarCraft, World of Warcraft, Skylanders, Diablo and Destiny). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (55.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (29.7%) and Asia/Pacific (14.4%).

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