This won't be good, they will have a firm hold on the video game market and I don't see a lot of positives stemming from it, I suspect it being a huge negative.
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I wonder if they'll bring back Wolfenstein (2009) to Steam now.
afaik it was removed due to a disagreement between id Software and Activision.
But now since MS holds both companies, it might just be possible..
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WHEN WILL PEOPLE LEARN? You don't let Bobby remain CEO. He literally ate Blizzard alive and is now looking at Microsoft like an all you can eat buffet. Watch him take over Game Pass. Watch him.
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I actually see this as a good thing, say whatever you want about M$, but compared to Activision they are much much better, and the best thing about this is, hopefully no more Battle.net exclusivity.
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There are a ton of YouTube creators that have mentioned it, take your pick (and these are just the ones that I'm subscribed to). I'm sure there are tons more:
SomeOrdinaryGamers - a lot happened this weekend...
WatchMojo - Top 10 Biggest Acquisitions in Gaming History
gameranx - Xbox Reveals Plans For Activision Blizzard After BUYING Them
Jake Baldino - Xbox buying Activision is Good, Bad, and Ugly
AngryJoeShow - Microsoft Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 BILLION DOLLARS!?!
Rand al Thor 19 - Xbox SHOCKS THE WORLD - Xbox BUYS Activision Blizzard In MASSIVE $70 Billion Mega Deal!!!
Solidrev - Microsoft buys everything!
TheQuartering - Activision Blizzard CEO Is GONE After Microsoft Merger & Gaming Community Celebrates!
Jesse Cox - Microsoft and Activision Blizzard? | 5 Minute Gaming News
ACG - Microsoft Buying Activision for 70 Billion What You Need To Know
MrMattyPlays - XBOX JUST BOUGHT ACTIVISION - Call Of Duty, Diablo, & MORE Are EXCLUSIVE?!
LegacyKillaHD - XBOX BUYS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD! The Internet Reacts! Call of Duty, WarCraft, Diablo Exclusive?
WhatCulture Gaming - Xbox Buys Activision For $70 BILLION
Jade PG - Microsoft Buy Activision Blizzard! CALL OF DUTY XBOX EXCLUSIVE? $70 Billion Takeover! Gamespass Cod
ReviewTechUSA - So, Xbox Is Buying Activision Blizzard For $68.7 BILLION!
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I welcome the change. I don't really care if Microsoft takes over the gaming world. As long as they let the actual developers do their job, and allow talent and different flavors to shine. I don't want everything to taste of rushed Headquarter Vanilla.
As a long time fan of Blizzard games. I hope the future stinks of less Activision nonsense.
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Yes guys, enjoy it, Bobby was kick out. And after 3 years you are all regret it. Microsoft it's not King Midas.
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This made me laugh:
When Microsoft Buys Everything
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Microsofts press release
Microsoft announced Tuesday it will buy video game giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal.
Shares of Activision soared about 37% in pre-market trading before being halted after the Wall Street Journal first reported the deal.
Microsoft shares fell more than 2% following the announcement
Activision, which is known for popular games such as Call of Duty and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, has been mired in controversy for the last several months following reports of sexual misconduct and harassment among the company’s executives. On Monday, Activision said it fired dozens of executives after an investigation.
Under the deal, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who has faced calls to resign over the cultural problems within his company, will remain CEO and report to Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer.
Microsoft has gotten more aggressive with gaming over the past several years. It bought “Minecraft” maker Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014. And last year, Microsoft completed a $7.5 billion acquisition of game maker Bethesda.
The deal also plays into a long-term vision for Microsoft as it competes with Meta (formerly Facebook) to build technologies to create a virtual world called the metaverse. In fact, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the first Big Tech CEO to publicly acknowledge the value of the metaverse, months before Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Today, virtual worlds are dominated by gaming, but the hope is they expand to cater to other demographics and replace a lot of traditional social networking activity online.
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