Sony ordered to cough up trade secrets to Microsoft amid opposition to Activision Blizzard merger

Sony might be regretting its fierce opposition of Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard now that it has been ordered to reveal some of its trade secrets to the company as a result of its push to block the acquisition.

The purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has endured many challenges in many different courts throughout the world, but the three that Microsoft has been pressed on most so far have been Europe from the European Commission, the U.K.’s Competition and Market’s Authority, and the U.S. from the Federal Trade Commission. In both fights, Sony has made its opinion on the acquisition very clear, and now it’s coming back to bite the company.