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  • Microsoft's $68.7 billion takeover of Activision has been blocked by UK regulators.
  • The UK's CMA blocked the deal on Wednesday over concerns antitrust concerns.
  • The move marks a big blow for Microsoft, after striking the deal in January 2022.

Microsoft's $68.7 billion takeover of "Call of Duty" developer Activision has been blocked by the UK's competition regulator, marking a devastating blow to the blockbuster deal.

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