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The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914<\/span> Gives Americans the right to sue companies over anticompetitive behavior, a fact which 10 self-described gamers are using to take Microsoft to court, aiming to halt the company’s acquisition of Activision.<\/p>\n

ace reported by Bloomberg Law<\/em><\/span>the complaint, filed today and obtained by Kotaku<\/em>states that the plaintiffs, or \u201cvideo gamers\u201d as they’re described, are concerned that \u201cthe [Microsoft and Activision] merger may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly;\u201d this merger, the complaint states, would specifically be in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which states that acquisitions that diminish competition are prohibited under US antitrust law. The complaint not only cites the scale and scope of the Activision and Microsoft merger as problematic, but also that this latest proposed union follows numerous other Microsoft acquisitions ranging from its 2014 purchase of Mojang all the way up to its acquisition of Rare in 2022. <\/p>\n

Thoroughly laying out console, PC, and AAA gaming, as well as subscription services as \u201cRelevant Product Markets,\u201d the suit calls attention to just how many large franchises will fall under Microsoft’s corporate umbrella should the merger go through. Call of Duty<\/em>, World of Warcraft<\/em>, Minecraft<\/em>, doom<\/em>, Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/em>, halo<\/em>and The Elder Scrolls<\/em> are just some of the cited examples. It maintains that currently Microsoft and Activision compete directly through these titles and services like Battle.net, the Microsoft Store, and Game Pass. The merger would shatter that competitive dynamic.<\/p>\n

Should the merger go through, the suit claims, Microsoft would hold \u201coutsized market power and the ability to foreclose key inputs to rivals and further harm competition.\u201d The suit mentions competition both whereas it concerns sales to consumers, as well as the competition in the industry to \u201chire and retain talent within specialized video game labor,\u201d which would be \u201clessened\u201d under the merger. <\/p>\n

Kotaku<\/em> has reached out to Microsoft for comment. <\/p>\n

The proposed MIcrosoft \/ Activision merger has been a lightning rod for controversy ever since its initial announcement<\/span>. Perhaps most worrying for Microsoft is the recently filed lawsuit from the FTC<\/span>. The feds allege that, should this merger go through, it would pose serious harm to competition in the video game industry, citing past behavior of Microsoft to prioritize Xbox and Windows PCs as platforms for its games. Microsoft has disagreed, stating that the Activision acquisition would \u201cbring Call of Duty<\/em> to more gamers and more platforms than ever before.\u201d <\/p>\n

Speaking of Call of Duty<\/em>in response to criticisms of its intended merger with Activision, Microsoft has pledged to continue to deliver Call of Duty<\/em> to other platforms<\/span> for at least 10 years<\/span>. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has categorized Sony’s criticisms<\/span> of the acquisition as an attempt to \u201cprotect its dominant position on console\u201d and that it seeks to grow by \u201cmaking Xbox smaller.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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photo: Bloomberg (Getty Images) The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 Gives Americans the right to sue companies over anticompetitive behavior, a fact which 10 self-described gamers are using to take Microsoft to court, aiming to halt the company’s acquisition of Activision. ace reported by Bloomberg Lawthe complaint, filed today and obtained by Kotakustates that the …<\/p>\n

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