https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/10/microsoft-finally-owns-candy-crush-as-it-closes-69b-activision-blizzard-deal/ > It has been a long road since January 2022 when Microsoft first announced its intentions to buy the gaming conglomerate Activision Blizzard King. But after overcoming a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit and appeasing UK antitrust authorities, it's official: Microsoft owns the makers and publishers of Call of Duty, Fallout, Overwatch, WarCraft, Diablo, Candy Crush, and many more titles. > There's even a trailer for it—a trailer for a corporate acquisition. It features iconic moments from Microsoft's prior acquisitions, including Halo and Fallout, and Activision Blizzard's titles, including a meme-friendly StarCraft moment, stripped of its "Hell" preface.