{"id":1905861,"date":"2023-03-28T08:11:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsofts-activision-deal-will-not-harm-competition-japan-watchdog\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T08:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:17:33","slug":"microsofts-activision-deal-will-not-harm-competition-japan-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsofts-activision-deal-will-not-harm-competition-japan-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s Activision deal will not harm competition -Japan watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmicrosofts-activision-deal-will-not-harm-competition-japan-watchdog%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan\u2019s antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it did not expect a merger between Microsoft Corp and Activision Blizzard to stifle competition, helping clear the way for the Xbox maker\u2019s $69 billion acquisition of the \u201cCall of Duty\u201d creator.<\/p>\n<p>The Japan Fair Trade Commission has notified the companies that it will not issue a cease and desist order, and closed its review on the matter, the regulator said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s competition regulator announced last week the acquisition would not harm competition in gaming consoles, removing a major obstacle to the deal, but said it was still looking at its impact on the cloud gaming market.<\/p>\n<p>The takeover, the biggest ever in gaming, also remains subject to the scrutiny of regulators in the United States and Europe. <\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s Xbox console competes with Sony Group Corp\u2019s PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Co Ltd\u2019s Switch.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft in January last year announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, provider of highly popular first-person shooter series \u201cCall of Duty\u201d and online role-playing game \u201cWorld of Warcraft\u201d. <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; editing by Jason Neely and Louise Heavens)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/microsofts-activision-deal-will\/attachment\/file-photo-file-photo-illustration-of-microsoft-and-activision-blizzard-2\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One conservative Gen-Zer, who is trying to change California, believes there should be alternatives to an all-out ban. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene wants Manhattan D.A. 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