Microsoft has completed its Activision Blizzard acquisition and, oh God, there’s even a trailer

Microsoft has completed its Activision Blizzard acquisition and, oh God, there’s even a trailer

Microsoft has officially closed its $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard.

This follows the announcement this morning that the deal had been cleared by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, following revisions to it by Microsoft that aimed to allay the regulator’s concerns about the effect the acquisition could have on cloud gaming.

In getting the deal over the line, Microsoft has taken ownership of series including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Diablo, as well as adding a list of developers that includes the likes of Infinity Ward and Treyarch to its Xbox Game Studios contingent. The deal also helps it on the mobile gaming front, by adding Candy Crush Saga developer King to Microsoft’s arsenal.

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