Microsoft To Acquire Activision Blizzard In $68.7 Billion Deal

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Tue, 01/18/2022 - 10:30am

Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a blockbuster deal worth nearly $70 billion. It's one of the biggest acquisitions in the tech industry in recent years, one that will boost Microsoft's standing in the growing gaming industry but could be complicated by recent concerns about Activision's toxic culture.

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