A giant, circular light display that says
The Activision Blizzard Booth appears during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles
  • Microsoft has been trying to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion since 2022.
  • But UK and US regulators are concerned that the deal could stifle competition in gaming.
  • Microsoft has restructured its deal to hand Activision cloud gaming rights to rival Ubisoft.

Microsoft really wants to get its takeover of Activision Blizzard over the line.

The tech giant has substantially restructured its deal to try and appease the UK regulator's concerns that a takeover would hurt competition in cloud gaming.