-Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would buy “Call of Duty" videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash, the largest deal in the sector making the Xbox maker the third-largest gaming company by revenue. “Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment across all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of …
Microsoft earlier in September acquired ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, strengthening its Xbox video game and Game Pass offerings with the studio behind titles such as Fallout and the Doom reboot. As a part of the deal, the company also received intellectual property rights of Bethesda which produces titles such as Deathloop that is slated to arrive on the PlayStation …
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