Microsoft Acquisition the "Best Thing to Ever Happen to Activision Blizzard"

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In mid-January, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced its plans to acquire troubled video game company Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) in a blockbuster $68.7 billion deal. In this episode of "The Gaming...

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