US FTC seeks to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision -source

The judge overseeing the case in the Northern District of California would need to approve the order.

"We welcome the opportunity to present our case in federal court," said Microsoft president Brad Smith in a statement. Microsoft has said the deal would benefit gamers and gaming companies alike, offering to sign a legally binding consent decree with the FTC to provide "Call of Duty" games to rivals including Sony for a decade.

The case reflects the muscular approach to antitrust enforcement taken by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden. But antitrust experts say the FTC faces an uphill battle to convince a judge to block the deal, because of the voluntary concessions offered by Microsoft to allay fears it could dominate the gaming market.

Reporting by Rami Ayyub and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Nick Zieminski

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