Microsoft Closes $69B Activision Blizzard Deal

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One of the biggest and gaming deals in history is finally finished today, Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal of Activision. Blizzard Microsoft had faced push back from the UK competition watchdog authority over concerns that the transaction would hurt gamers and harm competition. After Microsoft revised its proposal, the watchdog gave its final approval of the deal earlier today. The acquisition is the biggest in Microsoft's history and expands its gaming portfolio to include titles like Call of Duty Starcraft and Diablo.