Activision Blizzard is the publisher of some of the most popular video games in the world.

There's Candy Crush, a mobile game where you match candies to earn points.

There's also World of Warcraft, a multiplayer online game where users roleplay as creatures

like elves or trolls.

Scour the island for any sign of the expedition.

And then there's Activision's Crown Jewel, Call of Duty.

It's the first person shooter video game series, and it's hugely popular.

These titles are super lucrative, which is why Activision wound up on the radar of a tech

giant, Microsoft.

Microsoft is the maker of one of the best selling video game consoles, Xbox.

And it wants to add Activision's games to its portfolio.

Last year, Microsoft made a bid to acquire Activision.

Here's our colleague, Yan Wolfe.

You're taking one of the main console makers and pairing it, or at least attempting to

pair it, with the maker of the most popular video games.

So this deal is going to really shape the video gaming market, and with 3 billion gamers

worldwide, that's a huge market.

This deal has been valued at about $70 billion, making one of the biggest emanate deals

ever.

It's a controversial move, and the Federal Trade Commission has been trying to block

the deal in court, saying it could give Microsoft too much power in the gaming industry.

But this week, a federal judge ruled in favor of Microsoft, clearing a major hurdle for

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