Microsoft to buy Activision and Call of Duty?

They could easily afford it no doubt, and what would be in it for Microsoft if they decided to purchase? Both Microsoft and Warner Bros. are at the front of the queue when it comes to purchasing Activision, meaning they would be given the ability to control franchises such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft by Activision’s Blizzard.

French media giant Vivendi are the former owners of World Of Warcraft makers Blizzard, and after merging its subsidiary Vivendi Games (which includes Blizzard) with Activision in 2008 they now have a 60 per cent stake in the resultant new company Activision Blizzard.