Board 8 > Microsoft sells Ubisoft next 15 years of cloud rights to Activision games

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The MS-Activision saga continues. CMA treating this as a new deal and issued its Final Order blocking the original.

Under the restructured deal, Microsoft will not acquire cloud rights for existing Activision PC and console games, or for new games released by Activision during the next 15 years (this excludes the European Economic Area). Instead, these rights will be divested to Ubisoft Entertainment SA (Ubisoft) prior to Microsofts acquisition of Activision.

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/08/21/ microsoft-activision-restructure-acquisition/

Ubisoft today announced the signing of an agreement which will give Ubisoft cloud streaming rights to games like Call of Duty and more, coming into effect upon the completion of Microsofts acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The agreement includes the complete slate of current Activision Blizzard games, as well as all their new titles launching in the 15 years after the closing of Microsofts acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The games will land on Ubisoft+, while also allowing Ubisoft to license them to cloud gaming companies, service providers, and console makers.

https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/6kzUNk6z4Bn QTSxgoVHy4H/activision-blizzard-games-coming-to-ubisoft

CMA finalises decision to block original merger after rejecting submissions by Microsoft to revisit its original decision;
Microsoft submits new, restructured deal for review, triggering a fresh Phase 1 investigation by CMA;
Under the new deal, Microsoft will not acquire the cloud streaming rights to all current and future Activision games released during the next 15 years (excluding in the EEA)

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft- submits-new-deal-for-review-after-cma-confirms-original-deal-is-blocked