EU regulators quiz rivals on Microsoft tactics after Activision

EU antitrust regulators have asked game developers and distributors if they think Microsoft (MSFT.O) will block their access to Activision Blizzard’s (ATVI.O) games once it has bought the company, an EU document seen by Reuters shows.
The U.S. software giant and Xbox maker announced the $69 billion deal in January to help it compete better with leaders Tencent (0700.HK) and Sony (6758.T) but has run into regulatory headwinds in the European Union, Britain and the United States.

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