The European Union has authorized Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision merger following concessions that would allow a decade-long licensing deal permitting the free license to consumers in EU countries to stream via “any cloud game streaming services.”

In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission has sought to stall the Microsoft-Activision acquisition, filing for a preliminary injunction against the acquisition, arguing that the merger would enable Microsoft to restrict access to high-demand Activision games such as “Call of Duty.” Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley with the San Francisco Northern District Court is expected to decide whether or not to grant this preliminary injunction next week.

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