UK regulator approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision for console gaming.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its provisional findings on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, stating that it no longer believes the deal will significantly reduce competition in the console gaming space. The CMA's concerns about the deal have been narrowed, and it has concluded that making Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox would be significantly loss-making under any plausible scenario. The CMA's final report ruling on the Activision Blizzard deal is due by April 26.