Regulators Pause Appeals, Microsoft-Activision Deal Under Scrutiny

The Microsoft-Activision deal is back in the hands of the UK's antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after an appeals court granted an adjournment. Microsoft has presented arguments for the reconsideration, citing binding commitments made to the European Union and agreements with other companies to address concerns about competition in the cloud gaming market. The CMA is expected to reach a new provisional view on the deal in early August. The CMA dismissed the failure of US authorities to block the deal in their courts as irrelevant.