Microsoft has now formally acquired Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn – the biggest company buyout in video games industry history.
Today’s long-awaited deal closure finalises a process that has dragged on through almost two years of regulatory approvals and legal wrangling. Finally, however, it is done – hours after the UK ultimately gave the deal a green light.
Microsoft now owns Activision, including the world’s biggest first-person shooter franchise Call of Duty, alongside the rights to Spyro, Skylanders, and Guitar Hero.
