EU Commission: Microsoft/Activision clearance antitrust case

Decision

Regulator

ECEuropean Commission

acted against

Against

MicrosoftActivision Blizzard

The Commission approved the deal after Microsoft committed to let consumers stream Activision games they own through any cloud gaming service for ten years.

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