Microsoft is buying the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, gaining access to blockbuster games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush.
The all-cash deal will let Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, accelerate mobile gaming and provide building blocks for the metaverse, or a virtual environment.
The announcement Tuesday arrives with Activision still in turmoil over allegations of misconduct and unequal pay.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a conference call with investors that “the culture of our organization is my number one priority,” and that “it’s critical for Activision Blizzard to drive forward on its” commitments to
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