Activision acquisition would be good for Microsoft and the overall stock market

A scene from "Call of Duty Modern Warfare."
Source: Call of Duty Modern Warfare

Microsoft's (MSFT) nearly $69 billion cash offer to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard (ATVI) has been under tremendous scrutiny since it was first announced back in January. But at least one Wall Street research firm says it's highly likely that the deal will be completed in the near future. We tend to agree.