Microsoft is buying Activision, the unsettled publisher of World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Diablo. The deal will be worth Activision at $68.7 billion, far in immoderation of the $26 billion Microsoft spent to buy LinkedIn in 2016. Instead, it’s Microsoft’s massive push into gaming, and the company says it will be the third-largest gaming company, after Sony and Tencent once the deal shuts.

Microsoft plans to add up numerous games of Activision to Xbox Game Pass once the deal shuts. With the investment of Activision, Microsoft will soon bring up franchises like Overwatch, Warcraft, Candy Crush, and Call of Duty.

“Upon close, we will provide as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard’s incredible catalog,” says Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s CEO of gaming.

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Microsoft’s deal occurred after months of sexual harassment assertion against Activision Blizzard. At the end of July, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing prosecute Activision Blizzard for promoting a culture of continual sexual harassment.

More employees have come ahead with more claims of sexual misconduct ever since, and in September, the company got to an $18 million agreement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

That agreement is being appealed, and reports show that many Activision Blizzard employees have reportedly left the company since last July.

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Microsoft now looks for the Activision Blizzard deal to shut in the revenue year 2023, which signifies we might not see this deal accepted for up to 18 months. That’s a long period for a deal to shut, but Activision Blizzard works in several markets, which could form regulatory agreements more complicated for Microsoft.