Commission satisfied the #merger is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in any New Zealand market. “While $ATVI games, in particular Call of Duty, are popular with NZ gamers, our enquiries did not find they are likely to be ‘must have’ to compete with $MSFT in NZ."
— Diane Alter (@diane_alter) August 7, 2023
Took em a year, their longest case ever, multiple delays, to come to the conclusion that it would be fine
There ain't no way they weren't just waiting to see what happens with the UK.