The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a group of gamers trying to scuttle the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard at the last minute.
The petition argued that the deal should be temporarily halted pending an appeal by the US Federal Trade Commission in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Last December, the same group filed a complaint in California federal court, alleging that the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard would substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly in violation of the Clayton Antitrust Act.