Judge dismisses gamer suit against Microsoft over Activision deal, Reuters says

A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a private consumer antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft (MSFT) over the Xbox maker’s proposed $69B takeover of Activision Blizzard (ATVI), though the plaintiffs were provided 20 days to revise their legal challenge, Reuters’ Mike Scarcella reports. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley determined that the lawsuit from a group of video game players "lacks allegations" supporting their claim that the proposed deal would harm market competition, the author notes. "Plaintiffs’ general allegation that the merger may cause ‘higher prices, less innovation, less creativity, less consumer choice, decreased output, and other potential anticompetitive effects’ is insufficient," Corley wrote. "Why? How?" Reference Link