Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Temporarily Blocked by US Judge

US District Judge Edward Davila granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. The two-day evidentiary hearing is set for June 22–23 in San Francisco, to decide whether a preliminary injunction would be necessary. Without a court order, Microsoft…