Microsoft enters the metaverse, Jan. 14–20 By Cointelegraph
There’s a new metaverse player in town. Microsoft (NASDAQ:), the world’s second-largest company by market capitalization, announced earlier this week that it had acquired Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:) for $95.00 a share in a deal that’s expected to conclude in fiscal 2023. Microsoft will utilize the gaming giant to pivot to the virtual worlds’ environment of the Metaverse.
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