**Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $69 Billion, Bringing ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Candy Crush’ Under One Roof**
**January 18, 2022**
**By Stephen Totilo**
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal, if approved by regulators, will make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company in the world, behind Tencent and Sony.
Activision Blizzard is one of the most successful video game companies in history, with franchises such as .
