Microsoft is paying the enormous sum of nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo while raising questions about the deal’s possi
Call of Duty has been at the center of a corporate tug-of-war between Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation over Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, which makes the best-selling Call of Duty lineup. As it tried to persuade regulators around the wor...
Microsoft closed its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard on Friday after clearing a series of regulatory hurdles since the deal was first announced in January 2022. The acquisition will give the software giant some of the most-played gaming franchises in history on console, PC and mobil...
Now that Microsoft has officially acquired Activision Blizzard, we can start looking forward to the future. Here are 3 reasons I'm excited for the future of Xbox.
Microsoft said Tuesday it is buying video game company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in a transaction that will bring titles such as "World of Warcraft" and "Call of Duty" to the software giant. The purchase comes after Activision wassued over its "frat boy" cultureand amid allegation...
Demonstrating a complete lack of understanding of the entire gaming market, UK's Competition and Markets Authority has officially declared that Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard will result in reduced competition and won't be allowed.
Microsoft, which has been on a buying spree in the game development space for the past few years, is making its biggest purchase to date, announcing plans on Tuesday to purchase Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal. The takeover, if completed, will put the maker of Xbox ...
Microsoft's revised offer to buy Activision Blizzard has been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after its initial...
This Deal Could Change the World (of Warcraft) Blueprints for a Metaverse PC Gamers Might Be the Biggest Winners Consolidation Is Ultimately a Bad Thing, Right? Microsoft has announced its intention to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, ushering in the largest single acquisition in vid...
Microsoft’s announcement outlines the huge scope of the purchase: With Activision Blizzard’s nearly 400 million monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises, this acquisition will make Game Pass one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the...