Ftc Blocks The Activision Deal Stating It Would Help Microsoft
The FTC accused Microsoft of exploiting its “record of acquiring and using valuable gaming content” to stave off competition from other systems in the case. The agency backs it claims by giving the example of the $7.5 billion purchase of ZeniMax, the parent firm of Bethesda Softworks, a video game producer. In that instance, despite reassurances it had provided to European antitrust regulators that it had no motive to withhold games from competing systems, Microsoft “decided to make many of Bethesda’s titles, including ‘Starfield’ and ‘Redfall’ Microsoft exclusives....