Microsoft’s $7.5 billion USD deal of Bethesda parent Zenimax seems like it’s going full steam ahead, as the EU Commission has cleared the deal with no concessions following a preliminary review process.
The deal is expected to be completed in the very near future.
Microsoft first announced their deal to buy Zenimax back in September and will bring the total number of Xbox Game Studios development teams from 15 to 23, including Bethesda themselves, Deathloop’s Arkane, DOOM’s id Software, Indiana Jones’ Machine Games and several more.
As reported by The Verge, the agreement between the two companies has been approved as it “does not raise serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market” and is one of the final hurdles the deal had to pass before going ahead as planned.