UK opens new probe into Microsoft's purchase of Activision

The regulator said under the new proposal Microsoft would acquire Activision, but Activision's cloud streaming rights outside of the European Economic Area would be divested to Ubisoft Entertainment.

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Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it had opened a Phase 1 probe into a newly restructured deal by Microsoft to buy Activision, with a first deadline set for October 18.

The regulator, the only major one to still object to the deal, said under the new proposal Microsoft would acquire Activision, but Activision's cloud streaming rights outside of the European Economic Area would be divested to Ubisoft Entertainment.