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The largest gaming deal in history

Microsoft plans to buy mega games company Activision Blizzard in a deal worth almost $70bn

Microsoft said it plans to buy mega games company Activision Blizzard in deal worth almost $70bn. How will this deal transform the gaming industry? We hear from Louise Shorthouse, senior games analyst at Ampere Analysis. Plus, are we all eventually going to live in a virtual world? Philosopher David Chalmers explains why he believes that virtual reality will overtake the material world. And, what makes a game go viral? We hear from Wordle fan and associate professor at Texas Tech University, Nick Bowman.

(Image: the logos of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Credit: Getty).

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Fri 21 Jan 202221:06GMT
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