Washington wants to block the takeover of Activision by Microsoft

Microsoft had announced earlier this year its intention to acquire the publisher of the hit video game series Call of Duty for $69 billion.

The American competition authority, the FTC, filed a complaint on Thursday December 8 to block the $ 69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, publisher of successful video games like Call of Dutypar Microsoft.

If the operation comes to an end,the Xbox maker would gain control over major franchises, allowing it to harm competition in high-performance game consoles and subscription services by denying or degrading access to rivals to its popular content“, justifies the agency in a press release.