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May 15, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
Our response to the European Commission's announcement today on Microsoft/Activision ⬇

[1/5] The UK, US and European competition authorities are unanimous that this merger would harm competition in cloud gaming.

The CMA concluded that cloud gaming needs to continue as a free, competitive market to drive innovation and choice in this rapidly evolving sector.

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May 15, 2023 6 tweets 3 min read
We're taking action to help contain rising cost of living pressures in #fuel and #grocery markets.

gov.uk/government/new…

Read our thread⬇️ ⛽We’re continuing our market study into road #fuel.

While the evidence shows that the majority of fuel price increases are due to global factors, the higher pump prices #drivers are paying also appear in part to reflect some weakening of competition in the market.
Oct 14, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
We've outlined the key areas we’re considering in our investigation into @Microsoft's proposed purchase of @ATVI_AB.

A short thread on the 3 key theories of harm 👇 1: The availability of Activision content and its impact on rival console gaming platforms and UK gamers.

This will include the impact of:
•exclusive games
•quality of games
•features & upgrades
•pricing The impact of the merger on...
Jan 26, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
🎮 We’ve secured improvements for #Xbox online players, following concerns about #Microsoft’s use of auto-renewing subscriptions for online gaming services.

A thread [1/5] 👇

#OnlineGaming #ConsumerProtection We've investigated certain features of these auto-renewing subscriptions.

Specifically, how easy it was to turn off auto-renewal, whether it was clear upfront that contracts would auto-renew, and if people hadn't realised they were still paying for services they no longer used.