Why Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition is such a big deal

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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Activision-Logo-1280×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Activision-Logo-1280×720.jpg” />It’s been a big Tuesday for the game industry. This morning, Microsoft announced that it has entered a deal to purchase Activision Blizzard, the largest third-party games publisher in the world. Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, making the $7.5 billion it paid for ZeniMax Media and its subsidiaries a year ago look like a paltry sum. … Continue reading

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