The Federal Trade Commission of the United States (FTC) announced today that it will try to prevent the purchase of Activision Blizzard, one of the largest video game companies in the world, by Microsoft, an operation valued at 69,000 million dollars.
According to the FTC, the US competition authority, the purchase could harm consumers as it would allow Microsoft to keep important video game titles developed by Activision, such as “Warcraft”, “Call of Duty” or “Candy Crush”.
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The FTC’s complaint cites previous game acquisitions by Microsoft, especially Bethesda Softworks, as an example where Microsoft has made some popular game titles exclusive, despite assuring European regulators that it had no intention of do it.
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Microsoft Chairman Brad Smith said in a statement released today that the company is likely to challenge the FTC’s decision.
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Source: Observadora
