**U.S. Justice Dept. seeks to block Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision deal**
**(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to block Microsoft Corp’s $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc, arguing the deal would harm competition in the video game industry.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., marks the Biden administration’s most significant antitrust challenge to date and could have far-reaching implications for the rapidly consolidating video game industry.
Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox video game console, announced its plans to buy Activision Blizzard, the maker of popular games such as .
