Microsoft Corp evaded a potential early legal obstacle in its $69 billion deal to acquire 'Call of Duty' videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc , when a U.S. judge on Friday refused to allow gamers in a private suit to preliminarily block the acquisition.
, when a U.S. judge on Friday refused to allow gamers in a private suit to preliminarily block the acquisition.
"The day after the merger they can play exactly the same way they played with their friends before the merger," Corley wrote. The judge also said "it is not likely" Microsoft will make any newer version of "Call of Duty" exclusive to the company's platform prior to a ruling on the merits of the deal.A lawyer for the gamers said on Monday they will press on with their challenge to the deal despite losing this preliminary round.
the gamers' first lawsuit in March, ruling that plaintiffs had not offered adequate factual support for claims that the deal would violate U.S. antitrust law.
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