The U.K. Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) issued a strong response to the European Commission 's approval of the $68.7 billion proposed merger between Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI. In a statement released on Twitter, the CMA emphasized the need for cloud gaming to remain an open and competitive market, as well as remaining steadfast on its decision to block the deal. "The U.K., U.S., and European competition authorities are unanimous that this merger would harm competition in cloud gaming.