Call of Duty maker Activision will sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment in return for UK regulators lifting their block on Microsoft's planned takeover.
The UK's competition regulator has launched a fresh investigation into Microsoft's proposed £55bn takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after the tech firm offered a new remedy in a bid to get the deal over the line.block the original dealThat ruling, to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming, forced Microsoft to come up with a new offer to satisfy the watchdog after it cleared EU scrutiny.
The planned divestment would cover all current and future Activision PC and console games released during the next 15 years. The CMA said that the terms would allow Ubisoft to commercialise these rights to other cloud gaming services providers, including Microsoft.
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