Why Microsoft’s $75 Billion Bid for Activision Blizzard Hinges on Call of Duty

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The buttoned-up regulators behind competition policy around the world share something in common with millions of gamers: an obsession with Call of Duty

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-microsofts-75-billion-bid-for-activision-blizzard-hinges-on-call-of-duty-e86df589Regulators worry the videogame franchise is so crucial to attract hard-core gamers it could be used to dominate cloud gamingA screenshot from a game in the Call of Duty series, which has generated more than $30 billion in lifetime revenue.

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