NEW YORK: Microsoft announced on Jan 18 a landmark US$69bil (RM288.66bil) deal to buy US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, boosting its power in video games by scooping up the scandal-hit Call Of Duty maker.
Merging with troubled but highly successful Activision will make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony, Microsoft said, a major shift in the booming world of games.
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