Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O), the producer of “Call of Duty,” has been granted permission to intervene in Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) court dispute with Britain’s anti-trust regulator over its decision to deny the $69 billion merger.
Microsoft is appealing the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to deny the acquisition in April, citing concerns that it will harm competition in the embryonic cloud gaming sector.
The unexpected decision jeopardises gaming’s largest-ever agreement, prompting an angry response from the corporations, who questioned if Britain remained open to digital enterprises.