Microsoft closes $69 bln deal for 'Call of Duty' publisher Activision

Activision Blizzard

13/10/2023 13:38

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Xbox maker Microsoft  MSFT.O  closed
its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard  ATVI.O  on Friday,
swelling its heft in the video-gaming market with best-selling
titles including "Call of Duty" to better compete with industry
leader Sony  6758.T .

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 (Reporting by Aditya Soni and Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru;
Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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