the technology giant, microsoft, says it will buy the company that makes video games like call of duty and candy crush for more than 50 billion pounds. it will be the largest deal in its history. the company called activision blizzard has seen business soar during lockdown with millions around the world turning to gaming to relieve the boredom. here's our gaming reporter, steffan powell. you are call of duty, a multiplayer war game, one of the biggest and most profitable entertainment franchises in the world. made by us company activision blizzard, the studio which has 400 million people playing every month in a countries. and that kind of young fan base is one of the reasons why microsoft now itself a veteran technology firm have swooped. paying over £50 billion for the company. the largest acquisition in gaming history. but why?