Microsoft defeats gamers' bid to block $69 bln Activision de

Microsoft Corp evaded a potential early legal obstacle in its $69 billion deal to acquire "Call of Duty" videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc , when a U.S. judge on Friday refused to allow gamers in a private suit to preliminarily block the acquisition.

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