United Kingdom: Opened consultation on Phase 2 investigation into Microsoft/Activision merger
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Opened consultation on Phase 2 investigation into Microsoft/Activision merger
On 14 October 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published and opened a consultation on the Issues Statement of its Phase 2 investigation into the Microsoft Corporation/Activision Blizzard merger. In the Issues Statement, the CMA outlines how it intends to proceed with the investigation, including naming a number of substantial issues which it intends to investigate. For example, the CMA intends to investigate the possibility of the merger creating a substantial lessening of competition affecting the markets in game consoles and their digital stores, multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming services. The consultation closes on 28 October 2022.
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Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2022-07-06
under deliberation
2022-07-06
in consultation
2022-07-20
processing consultation
2022-09-01
under investigation
2022-09-15
under deliberation
2022-10-14
in consultation
2022-10-28
processing consultation
2023-02-08
in consultation
2023-02-08
in consultation
2023-02-22
processing consultation
2023-03-01
processing consultation
2023-03-24
under investigation
2023-04-26
in force
2023-05-18
in consultation
2023-05-26
under appeal
2023-06-19
processing consultation
2023-07-14
under investigation
2023-07-21
in force
2023-07-31
in consultation
2023-08-04
processing consultation
2023-08-22
in consultation
2023-09-01
processing consultation
2023-09-22
in consultation
2023-10-06
processing consultation