It’s Blizzard’s second themed season, granting players a three month long buff. However, currently such a move would be without an agreement with CMA.Diablo 3 hasn’t had a major content release in two years, since Blizzard released the Necromancer pack. Unless the appeals court rules before then that the TRO should be extended until a hearing, Microsoft is free to complete the acquisition from Friday, July 14, even with a pending appeal. The current Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that prevents Microsoft from closing the deal expires at midnight on Thursday, July 13. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard’s appeal against the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to block the deal is on hold while all parties thrash out a potential restructure of the buyout. However, the FTC still has a few more options at its disposal, including the appeal. We recently spoke to analysts who expressed confidence the deal will still go through. If the deal is not completed by July 18, Xbox will be forced to pay $3 billion to Activision Blizzard and the buyout will potentially be opened to renegotiation. The FTC's appeal will attempt to win a preliminary injunction blocking the Activision Blizzard merger with Xbox ahead of a scheduled trial in August. We’re disappointed that the FTC is continuing to pursue what has become a demonstrably weak case, and we will oppose further efforts to delay the ability to move forward.” In a separate statement, Microsoft president Brad Smith said: "The District Court’s ruling makes crystal clear that this acquisition is good for both competition and consumers. We look forward to reinforcing the strength of our case in court, again.” will remain among the 39 countries where the merger can close. Reacting to the appeal, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson told IGN: “The facts haven’t changed.
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