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Microsoft reportedly planning ‘last-ditch’ effort to defend its Activision acquisition.

Microsoft is reportedly meeting with EU antitrust officials next week in a bid to save its Activision Blizzard deal. Reuters reports that Microsoft’s “last-ditch” meeting will take place on February 21st. It comes as EU reportedly issued a formal warning over the deal, and just days after a UK regulator warned of harm to gamers over Microsoft’s Activision acquisition.

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