Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the latest for the company, following deals to acquire ZeniMax Media—which owns the video game firm Bethesda Softworks—for $7.5 billion in ...

Microsoft buys Call of Duty maker Activision in a hotly contested deal. The $69 billion acquisition, held up for months by antitrust regulators, is a major victory for Microsoft.

Microsoft valued the Activision deal at $68.7 billion when it announced the acquisition in early 2022, “inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash,” though Microsoft agreed to pay $95 in ...

Microsoft announced plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in 2022 and closed the deal Friday. (Richard Drew / Associated Press) By Sarah Parvini Staff Writer .

It could also complicate Microsoft’s future in the gaming industry and severely upend Activision, which was in the throes of an internal crisis in the months leading up to the deal. How we got here ...

Microsoft Corp. changed the course of its $69-billion bid for Activision Blizzard Inc. in minutes Tuesday, winning an unprecedented reconsideration from a British regulator that had blocked the ...

Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming console, is seeking to buy “Call of Duty” maker Activision for $69 billion. AP “To the contrary, the record evidence points to more consumer access to ...

Microsoft buys Activision, maker of Diablo, Warcraft, and Call of Duty, for $69 billion. With deep concessions made on game streaming, Microsoft's record-breaking purchase of Activision Blizzard ...

Microsoft’s $69 billion bid for Activision hasn't closed yet, but it has already changed the tech giant — and stands to significantly alter the overall video game industry. Driving the news ...

The new round of layoffs is Microsoft’s deepest single cut to its workforce since 2023, when it eliminated 10,000 jobs.