Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard

[Yashvardhan Jain]

Xbox has announced a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the company behind Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and many other major gaming franchises

Announced on Xbox Wire, CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer announced that

Microsoft PR has confirmed that the deal is worth $68.7 billion, many times the $7.5 billion it paid for ZeniMax Media in 2020. As a point of comparison, Take-Two recently acquired mobile giant Zynga for $12.7 billion, which was the biggest gaming acquisition in history. That has been comfortably eclipsed by this deal.

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[iDJ]

Please don't. We know the fate of things that happens when Microsoft acquires them.

 

[Sparker0i]

Woah.... This is huge, out of nowhere.
Now make Call Of Duty exclusive to Xbox and PC, and bring them to Game pass..

 

[Bapun]

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories

news.microsoft.com

 

[Bapun]

Britain's antitrust regulator said Microsoft Corp's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard could harm competition in gaming consoles, subscription services and cloud gaming, and it needs to be investigated in depth.

Microsoft's $69 bln Activision deal could harm competition, UK says

Britain's antitrust regulator said Microsoft Corp's $69 billion of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard could harm competition in gaming consoles, subscription services and cloud gaming, and it needs to be investigated in depth.

www.reuters.com

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[Bapun]

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition has been blocked by the CMA. The UK regulators say the merger would cause harm to competition in cloud gaming in the UK. Microsoft says it will appeal.

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition blocked by UK regulators

Microsoft says it will appeal the decision

www.theverge.com

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[iDJ]

A California judge is allowing Microsoft to close its acquisition of Activision Blizzard after five days of grueling testimony. Microsoft still faces an ongoing antitrust case by the Federal Trade Commission, but Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has listened to arguments from both the FTC and Microsoft and decided to deny the regulator’s request for a preliminary injunction.

Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard

Microsoft can now go ahead and close its giant deal.

www.theverge.com

 

[Shubh_1733]

Microsoft Blizzard is officially a part of Microsoft family .

https://twitter.com/x/status/1712813461116449145

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[Bapun]

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 workers in its Gaming unit.

Microsoft lays off 1,900 workers, nearly 9% of gaming division, after Activision Blizzard acquisition

The Microsoft layoffs come a little more than three months after the company closed on its acquisition of video game maker Activison Blizzard.

www.cnbc.com