13 October, 2023 by Tim Bradshaw and Suzi Ring in London
Microsoft has closed its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard following its clearance by the UK regulator, ending 21 months of uncertainty over the video games industry’s biggest-ever deal.
The US tech giant announced the completion of its transaction in a regulatory
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