Microsoft is pushing for its largest deal in history to be approved by EU regulators today

The tech firm is buying the video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, which would be a record purchase and one of the largest ever of its kind.<br><br>Microsoft has its largest ever deal on the line today as European regulators deliberate on approving its $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard.<br><br>The tech firm is trying to take control of Activision Blizzard in the largest deal of its kind in tech history and one of the largest ever of its kind. It has already won approval in three markets. It will need to secure approval in three more.<br><br>The move has faced intense scrutiny, with Sony protesting the idea of Microsoft taking control of gaming titles including Call of Duty.<br><br>Microsoft has promised to continue offering Call of Duty on Sony's PlayStation console, saying it will be released on the same day it comes out on its Xbox platform for 10 years.<br><br>However, regulators are still trying to make sure that Microsoft won't have an unfair advantage if the deal goes through.<br><br>A decision is expected Thursday after a meeting.<br><br>** Psalm 139:9-10 - If I take the wings of the dawn, if I settle at the farthest limits of the east, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me and the light around me shall be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you. **