CMA blocks MS /ABK merger (Update: UK gov smears the CMA)

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AKB response:

An Activision Blizzard spokesperson in a statement to GamesIndustry added, "The CMA's report contradicts the ambitions of the UK to become an attractive country to build technology businesses. We will work aggressively with Microsoft to reverse this on appeal.

"The report's conclusions are a disservice to UK citizens, who face increasingly dire economic prospects. We will reassess our growth plans for the UK. Global innovators large and small will take note that - despite all its rhetoric - the UK is clearly closed for business."