's planned, record-breaking $69billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge Tuesday, giving more time for an antitrust review of the deal.US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco ruled in support of a temporary restraining order sought by the Federal Trade Commission that will stop Microsoft from closing the deal.In a court filing Monday, the commission had sought both a restraining order and injunction to stop Microsoft's acquisition of the company behind hit games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush Saga.
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