European Union regulators have asked for more information on Microsoft Corp.’s bid for computer games developer Activision Blizzard Inc. from rivals and market players as it takes a closer look at the $69 billion deal.
The European Commission sent out different questionnaires to video games developers, publishers, distributors, competing operating systems and providers of cloud services, according to a person familiar with the process. The planned takeover was formally notified to the EU last week, with a Nov. 8 deadline on whether it will refer the deal for an in depth probe.
Scrutiny of the transaction has already intensified …
