Exclusive: Microsoft is expected to secure EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision with its offer of licensing deals to rivals, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, helping it to clear a major hurdle
Activision shares, which jumped 1.8% in pre-market trading after the Reuters' story was published, were up 2.6% in late trade.offer rivals licensing dealsSmith said it was not feasible or realistic to think that one game or one slice of Activision can be carved out and separated from the rest.Microsoft said it was "committed to offering effective and easily enforceable solutions that address the European Commission's concerns.
"Our commitment to grant long term 100% equal access to Call of Duty to Sony, Steam, NVIDIA and others preserves the deal's benefits to gamers and developers and increases competition in the market," a Microsoft spokesperson said.
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