The all-cash deal announced more than a year ago has been scrutinized by regulators around the world over fears that it would give Microsoft and its Xbox console control of Activision's hit franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.įierce opposition has been driven by rival Sony, which makes the PlayStation gaming system. The commission's approval "has removed one potential major roadblock for this deal" but "it doesn't necessarily mean they're in a stronger position" to overturn the U.K.'s rejection, said Liam Deane, a game industry analyst for tech research and advisory firm Omdia. The acquisition, sweetened by Microsoft's promises to automatically license Activision games to cloud gaming platforms, "would no longer raise competition concerns and would ultimately unlock significant benefits for competition and consumers," said the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm and top antitrust watchdog. tech company's remedies to boost competition in cloud gaming.īut the blockbuster deal is still in jeopardy because British regulators have rejected it and U.S.
This applies to both Multiplayer and Zombies.The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft's US$69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won't stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepting the U.S. If this is your first deployment to Black Ops Cold War, know that all the progress you earn during the Free Access period will be saved and carried over to the full game upon purchase. Keep within range of the Dark Aether orb and fight back the endless waves of undead in this non-stop fight for survival. PlayStation players can also jump into the PlayStation-exclusive Onslaught mode, featuring a two-person team fighting off zombies across more than a dozen maps. Form your squad of up to four, level up your Skill Tiers, gear up, and get out there. Get in on all the new Season Five additions, too - travel to the new region, Collateral blast your enemies to shreds in the Tank get around quick with the Grapple Gun and take on the sinister new Disciple enemy throughout the Ural Mountains and Algerian Desert. Free Access also includes the entire Outbreak experience in Zombies, the perfect mode to introduce your friends to the Dark Aether universe.
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