A judge in California rejected Microsoft Corp’s bid to freeze a private consumer antitrust lawsuit on Thursday, over Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire developer/publisher Activision Blizzard, according to Rueters.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco ruled on the matter, adding that she will hear the gamers’ bid on March 23rd of this year for a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision.
“We remain confident in our case and path forward and are committed to closing the deal,” a Microsoft spokesperson said on Thursday following the decision.