European Commission initiates an investigation on acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft

European Commission has opened an investigation regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard due to concerns that the transaction could reduce competition in the distribution of console and PC video games and PC operating systems. The press release dated 08.11.2022 about the investigation is available via https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6578