Will Call of Duty be banned in the UK? Microsoft\u2019s Activision deal sparks fears ActivisionThe blocking of Microsoft\u2019s Activision Blizzard takeover by the UK Government could have some serious consequences, but will it result in CoD being \u201cbanned\u201d in the United Kingdom, as some fear? Speculation has grown after reports that an extreme measure could be pulling Activision products from the UK \u2013 which would of course include Call of Duty. In January 2022, Microsoft announced their intention to acquire Activision Blizzard, the developer and publisher of Call of Duty, Overwatch, and more, in a deal worth $70 billion. However, the merger is subject to approval from regulatory authorities across various jurisdictions, including the UK. In April, the UK Government announced its decision to block the buyout, \u201cover concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.\u201d Microsoft has since appealed the decision and is due to speak with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on the issue. But, if it can\u2019t be resolved, will CoD be banned from the UK? Is COD going to be banned in the UK? While it is very unlikely, it is not impossible that Call of Duty being removed the UK is an outcome \u2013 if Microsoft decided that the value of the takeover outweighed the value of the UK market. However, it\u2019s also likely that this is somewhat of a bargaining chip for the tech giant, and would certainly not be an action they would take without serious reluctance. The United Kingdom is a very strong and lucrative market for not just Call of Duty, but many other Activision Blizzard games. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is considering all their options \u2013 one of which would be pulling their games from the UK and pressing on with the deal, although this was described as an \u201cextreme\u201d option. Microsoft President Brad Smith and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are due to meet soon to discuss the topic, so we will update you as soon as there is news from this meeting. For now, Call of Duty games are still available to buy and play in the UK, as are all of Activision\u2019s titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Will Call of Duty be banned in the UK? Microsoft\u2019s Activision deal sparks fears ActivisionThe blocking of Microsoft\u2019s Activision Blizzard takeover by the UK Government could have some serious consequences, but will it result in CoD being \u201cbanned\u201d in the United Kingdom, as some fear? Speculation has grown after reports that an extreme measure could […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}