Microsoft eyes move to get €61bn video games deal done

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are aiming to appease regulators.

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the UK as a way to appease regulators so they can complete their $69bn (€61bn) merger by the July 18 deadline, according to people familiar with the matter.

That could involve selling off the cloud-based market rights for games in the UK to a telecommunications, gaming or internet-based computing company, said the sources.