Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Likely to Lessen Competition, Says Canadian Justice Department

Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Likely to Lessen Competition, Says Canadian Justice Department

Canada’s Department of Justice has concluded that Microsoft’s deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard “is likely to” lead to less competition in some aspects of gaming, according to a court filing on Thursday. In a letter dated Wednesday to Microsoft’s US lawyers, the department said it had…