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Update 1/27/23 at 1:45 p.m. Our original story is below.

This information was shared over a call between the two agencies mere hours before the lawsuit was filed.

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This occurred despite the fact that the EU wouldn’t consider possible solutions until a later date.

Previously, Nigro was the No.

2 antitrust official at the Justice Department as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General.

Microsoft President Brad Smith against an Activision backdrop.

This dealwas reportedly offered to Sony for PlayStation as well, though an agreement was never reached.

As wevewritten about before, there are a variety of ways that the deal could be good for gamers.

So, does the FTCreallycare about the consumers that would be affected by this deal?

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So far, I think the answer is a clear no.

And that answer isn’t going to change until it starts acting in good faith.

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