Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
(Mike Blake, Reuters) Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is buying “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) for $68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants stake their claims to a virtual future. The deal announced by Microsoft on Tuesday, its biggest-ever and set to be [CONTINUE READING]