
Well folks, over the weekend, we officially passed the three-year mark since Xbox first announced its intentions to purchase mega-publisher Activision Blizzard. Yep, January 18th, 2022 was when the news first sent shockwaves throughout the industry - the most expensive gaming acquisition ever.
Of course, it ended up taking almost two years for the deal to actually navigate the various regulatory bodies throughout the world. Once Microsoft had fought its way through the FTC, the CMA and other governing organisations around the globe, the merger finally passed in October 2023. It was a hard fought purchase for Xbox, but one that seems to be paying dividends for the company already.