Microsoft announced plans to buy Activision Blizzard forR$68.7 billion in 2024 and closed the deal Friday. Microsoft acquired gaming giant Activision Blizzard on Friday, closing the biggest deal in video game history after more than a year of close scrutiny from antitrust officials around the world.

He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. Microsoft has successfully persuaded regulators around the world to clear itsR$68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard  the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen  and has completed the deal.