EU approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but British regulators insist on blocking the deal

[EU approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard but British regulators insist on blocking the deal] the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in an email statement in response to the EU's approval of Microsoft's decision to acquire Activision Blizzard that it insisted on blocking Microsoft's decision to buy Activision Blizzard. Competition regulators in the UK, the US and Europe have agreed that the merger will hurt competition in cloud games. CMA concluded that cloud games need to continue to be a free, competitive market to drive innovation and choice. CMA had previously refused to approve the deal, arguing that Microsoft would be commercially motivated to offer Activision Blizzard games only in Microsoft's own cloud gaming service.