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Activision Blizzard has been granted permission to intervene in Microsoft's legal dispute with the United Kingdom's anti-trust authority over its decision to prevent the $69 billion (about Rs. 5,71,730 crore) merger.
Microsoft is appealing the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to deny the acquisition in April, citing concerns that it will harm competition in the embryonic cloud gaming sector.
The unexpected decision jeopardises gaming's largest-ever agreement, prompting an angry response from the corporations, who questioned if Britain remained open to digital enterprises.
Activision has been granted permission to intervene in Microsoft's Competition case Tribunal case, which is set to be heard next month. That implies Activision will be able to present their case to the tribunal as well.
Microsoft's attorneys accused the CMA of being a worldwide "outlier" in blocking the Activision purchase, which had been cleared by regulators including the European Union's competition authority, at a preliminary hearing in May.
The purchase has also been banned by the US Federal Trade Commission, a judgement that Microsoft is appealing.
Microsoft President Brad Smith stated earlier this week that the business wanted to resolve authorities' worries about the Activision deal, and he met with Britain's finance minister on Tuesday.
Microsoft's president stated earlier this month that he was searching for ways to win British clearance for the software giant's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
"I'm in search of solutions," Microsoft President Brad Smith said last Tuesday at the techUK Tech Policy Leadership conference in London.
"We want to address any concerns raised by regulators." We aim to fix any difficulties that arise. If the UK want to set regulatory criteria that exceed those of the EU, we must find a means to meet them."
He declined to comment on any meeting with the British government in the aftermath of the CMA's denial of the transaction, which Smith had earlier warned would damage confidence in the UK as a destination for IT firms.
Microsoft challenged Britain's decision to prohibit its merger of Activision Blizzard in May, claiming "fundamental errors" in the evaluation of Microsoft's cloud gaming services.