The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard.

This is the end of the FTC’s fight to block a $68.7 billion deal that saw Microsoft purchase Activision Blizzard. The deal closed in 2023.

The agency is walking away from its biggest tech antitrust push, clearing the way for Microsoft’s gaming empire to expand unchecked. Three years after suing to block Microsoft from buying one of the biggest names in video games,