Xbox, Activision, and the EU Phase 2 Review | A Legal Look (VL739 RECORDED LIVE)

The European Commission, regulatory arm of the European Union, has finally announced that it will follow the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in elevating its evaluation of Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard to "Phase 2".

But while the reasoning given is similar. It's not identical.

Let's talk about it...LIVE.

So many phases, so little time...in Virtual Legality.

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*** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:31 Examining the EU's Phase 2 Reasoning 22:11 The EU's Quote 24:45 Q&A 31:21 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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