Games Industry Biz reports: “Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to acquire Activision Blizzard can go ahead, after the US regulator was denied an injunction to block the deal. The FTC was seeking to temporarily block the deal ahead of its case to prevent the acquisition entirely, which is currently scheduled for August. The decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley means Microsoft can close its deal ahead of its July 18 deadline. If the firm had missed the deadline, it was liable to pay a fee to Activision Blizzard.”
