Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $69B to Play key role in Metaverse Development

Microsoft announced it’s planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, making it the largest gaming acquisition to date. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the studio will play a key role in the development of its future metaverse platforms. Microsoft seems to be gradually absorbing some of gaming’s most influential companies in an apparent bid […]

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