Microsoft Corporation/Activision Blizzard, Inc. (M.10646) [Archived]
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Practice notesMicrosoft Corporation/Activision Blizzard, Inc. (M.10646) [Archived]
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ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 15 May 2023; it is no longer maintained.
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Case facts
| Outline | European Commission merger investigation into the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. by Microsoft Corporation (M.10646). The transaction involves horizontal overlaps in the supply of gaming consoles. |
| Latest developments | On 15 May 2023, the Commission cleared the transaction, subject to commitments. The Commission accepted a package of remedies from Microsoft Corporation, to address the Commission’s competition concerns. |
| Parties | •Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft): Microsoft is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, US. Microsoft offers a wide range of products and services to customers through the following operating segments: (i) Productivity and Business Processes; (ii) Intelligent Cloud; and (iii) More Personal Computing. Microsoft is active as a developer and publisher of games for PCs, game consoles and mobile devices as well as a distributor of games for PCs and consoles. In addition, Microsoft offers the Xbox gaming console and related services.•Activision Blizzard, Inc (Activision): Activision |
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