
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has agreed to purchase "Call of Duty" producer Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) for $68.7 billion, making the purchase Redmond's largest acquisition to date.
The all-cash transaction at $95 per share marks a big bet on the metaverse, and includes Microsoft in the race to claim ownership of the booming gaming industry against other giants such as Tencent and Sony.