Italy probes Microsoft's unit over sale practices for 'Call of Duty' and 'Diablo' video games


Activision games "Call of Duty" are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

MILAN, Jan ‌16 (Reuters) - Italy's competition ‌authority on Friday ‌said it had opened two investigations on Microsoft's ‍Activision Blizzard unit ‍over allegedly "misleading ‌and aggressive" sale practices for ‍video ​games "Diablo Immortal" and "Call of ⁠Duty Mobile".

The regulator said the ‌company was "operating in a ⁠manner ‍that violates consumer protection legislation and, ‍in particular, the professional ‌diligence required in a sector highly sensitive to the risks of developing gambling addiction."

Microsoft's Italian press office ‌did not immediately respond to a request ​for comment.

(Reporting by Sara Rossi, editing by Alvise Armellini)

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