Microsoft may well end up avoiding The Game Awards 2022, and the provided explanation references regulatory reasons related to the ongoing acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The acquisition was first announced early in 2022, and the process has been slowly progressing ever since. Some of the concerns surrounding the $68.7 billion acquisition cite anti-competitive behavior, for example, and Sony in particular has been a major driving force in getting government bodies to question the validity of the deal.