REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. Microsoft has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a leader in game development and an interactive entertainment content publisher, in $68.7 billion deal that will make Microsoft the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.
Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard in a $68.7B Deal
19/01/2022
REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. Microsoft has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, a leader in game development and an interactive entertainment content publisher, in $68.7 billion deal that will make Microsoft the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.
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