European Commission opens an in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, setting a March 23 deadline for phase two (Stephanie Bodoni/Bloomberg)

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European Commission opens an in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s proposed $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, setting a March 23 deadline for phase two  —  Microsoft Corp.’s proposed $69 billion takeover of games developer Activision Blizzard Inc. faces an in-depth European Union probe …