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UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal
- CMA says gaming deal would harm competition on the cloud
- Microsoft says it plans to appeal Wednesday’s decision
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Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. was vetoed by Britain’s antitrust watchdog, in a potentially fatal blow for the gaming industry’s biggest ever deal.