Microsoft reveals Activision purchase for $ 68.7 billion as an approach to meta-verse meta-verses

Microsoft, the software regulator, announced today that he concluded an agreement to take over Activision Blizzard, one of the largest game developers and editors in the game world. The deal, which contains a bar transaction worth $ 68.7 billion, will provide Microsoft's possession of important franchises such as "Call of Duty", "Candy Crush", "World of Warcraft" and "Diablo". The company also mentioned that this takeover would deliver building blocks for meta -verses.

Microsoft acquires Activision to build up its metaverse

Microsoft, one of the leading software companies in the world, announced Activision Blizzard, a game development company with more than 10,000 employees around the world. According to a published press release, the deal will include a transaction of $ 68.7 billion, the greatest purchase of the company made. Satya Nadella, CEO from Microsoft:

We invest very well in first-class content, community and the cloud to sound a new gaming era that puts players and developers in the first place and that plays safe, integrative and accessible to everyone.

The purchase will make it possible Microsoft to take control of large franchises such as "Call of Duty", "Candy Crush", "World of Warcraft" and "Diablo", who have more than 400 active million players a month.

gaming as a central component of the metaverse

For Nadella, the takeover of Activision will accelerate the growth of Microsoft and its game environment and provide the building blocks for Microsoft's takeover of the meta personation. Nadella said:

gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment on all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of meta-verse platforms.

While the company has not announced any steps in connection with the meta-verses in relation to its game department or the Xbox environment, Nadella indicated further developments in this regard. However, the company works on a separate version of its metavers for the office in the form of

Many blockchain gaming companies have presented their view of the metaverse with various results. The Sandbox, a Metaverse game that contains NFTs created by users, has attracted the attention of various companies, including PWC in Hong Kong invested in parcels of virtual land in the platform. The company behind the game, Animoca Brands, recently raised $ 358 million to strengthen its web3 projects and create its meta-verse version.

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