Activision Blizzard to settle US Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit over CDL and OWL salaries

Activision Blizzard has reportedly already agreed to a settlement to a lawsuit levied by the U.S. Department of Justice, which was filed today in response to an investigation into the company’s practices regarding the limiting of player salaries in its franchised esports leagues.

The DOJ, according to Bloomberg, is asking federal courts to approve the settlement which would prevent Activision Blizzard from ever imposing a tax that would suppress player wages in the Call of Duty League or Overwatch League ever again, even if the video game company is eventually acquired by Microsoft.