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On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. [1] The acquisition was completed on October 13, 2023, with its total cost amounting to $75.4 billion. [2] Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft brought Activision Blizzard under its Microsoft Gaming business unit as a sibling division to ...
October 13, 2023 at 9:00 AM. UPDATED: Microsoft closed a $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard on Friday after getting the green light from regulators in the U.K., nearly two years ...
Last year, Microsoft closed its takeover of Activision Blizzard. In the months that followed, interest rates rose, expectations changed, and Microsoft Gaming eliminated 8% of its workforce.
LONDON (Reuters) -Xbox maker Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard on Friday, swelling its heft in the video-gaming market with best-selling titles including "Call of Duty ...
Activision Blizzard at Gamescom 2013, where the company exhibited 2013 titles such as Call of Duty: Ghosts and Skylanders: Swap Force. On July 25, 2013, Activision Blizzard announced the purchase of 429 million shares from owner Vivendi for $5.83 billion, dropping the shareholder from a 63% stake to 11.8% by the end of the deal in September. [44]
The game series earns Activision Blizzard billions each year, with the latest installment, 2022's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II," clearing $1 billion in sales in its first 10 days on the market.
Activision, the game's publisher, acquired a portion of Gray Matter's stock during this time. Return to Castle Wolfenstein was a critical and financial success, and led Activision to acquire the remaining shares of Gray Matter in 2002 for about $3.2 million, [45] with the intent to help Infinity Ward expand out the Call of Duty franchise.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has had a very eventful start to 2022. Less than three weeks into 2022 came the announcement of a blockbuster deal — its biggest ever. A week later, the company reported ...