Microsoft responds to FTC case seeking to block Activision Blizzard deal, saying it wouldn’t hurt competition

Microsoft on Thursday filed

to U.S. regulators’ antitrust case attempting to block the software maker from buying video-game publisher Activision Blizzard, saying that the deal will not harm competition.

The Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the proposed $68.7 billion acquisition stands out as the biggest government pushback Microsoft has dealt with on home turf since facing off against the Justice Department two decades ago…