Microsoft Activision Deal: EU Regulator Responds to Favoritism Accusation

The European Commission has announced an in-depth probe of the Microsoft Activision deal. The regulator is investigating the proposed acquisition of Activision. A controversial tweet by an EC employee further complicated matters. Now, the regulator has clarified that Ricardo Cardoso is not involved in the investigation and he is allowed to tweet in a personal capacity. Microsoft and Xbox fans continue to accuse the regulator of taking sides with Sony and taking sides in the matter. The EC has clarified to TweakTown that Cardoso works in the Director General for the Internal Market and not in the Directorate General for Competition,’s statement reads. “As indicated clearly in his Twitter profile, he tweets in a. personal capacity,” the EC has said. “Mr Cardoso . . .