The European Union is reported to approve Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week.

[EU is reported to approve Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week] people familiar with the matter said today that the European Union will approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion next week. The most likely date is May 15th. According to the plan, the EU will make a final decision by May 22. Three weeks ago, the British antitrust agency announced that it would block the deal, mainly worried about the adverse impact on future competition in the cloud game market.