Microsoft’s appeal against UK government’s block on Activision Blizzard acquisition to begin in July

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Microsoft’s appeal of a UK government watchdog’s decision to block its desired acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been scheduled in court. Judge Marcus Smith scheduled the hearings on Microsoft’s controversial acquisition plans for late July this year ( via Video Games Chronicle ). The acquisition was blocked back in April by the UK’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) on the grounds that it would allow Microsoft to build a cloud gaming monopoly. Activision Blizzard spokesperson Joe Christinat weighed in in a statement given to TRG, claiming that “the CMA’s decision ignores the facts, the law, and all commercial reality. We’re...