Shekky Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) So big news out of video game industry but Microsoft is trying to buy Activision Blizzard. The deal if allowed to go forward should be complete by 2023. Quote Xbox has announced a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the company behind Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and many other major gaming franchises – coming in at a stupefying $68.7 billion. Announced on Xbox Wire, the deal means Xbox will soon own the likes of Call of Duty, Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and much more. CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer announced that all Activision Blizzard companies would report to him after the deal is closed. No timescale has been given for how long the deal will take to close, and it's likely that the deal will be examined as to whether it creates a monopoly before it's formally approved. Spencer confirmed that Activision Blizzard would continue to run as an independent company until the deal is complete. Update: In an email sent to Activision Blizzard employees, CEO Bobby Kotick says the company expects the deal to close "sometime in Microsoft’s fiscal 2023 year ending June 30, 2023". here is a link to the article. https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-buy-acquisition-acquired Edited January 18, 2022 by Shekky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Awesome, maybe they can get those companies to help 343i fix Halo Infinite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Cash purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I suspect that MS is likely to try to emulate the success of the Witcher series and do something with the Warcraft rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shekky Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 I used to play World of Warcraft a lot and then after Cataclysm I stopped playing and played it off an on a little bit but never at the same level I did for Vanilla to Wrath of the Lich King and now the game is just in an absolutely terrible state now so hopefully the purchase can improve the dev teams for some of these games but I think at this point though Microsoft doesn't fix the companies they acquire though so I am not expecting much to come from this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I liked the old school Blizzard stuff. Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo... Was out of gaming for a lot of years and missed the WoW phase and by the time got back into gaming it just seemed archaic. Some big IPs there. Overwatch is huge, Hearthstone and CandyCrush are big IPs as well. Spyro and Crash Bandicoot and some horrible looking mobile games. Guess need to justify that purchase price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, DrJockitch said: I liked the old school Blizzard stuff. Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo... Was out of gaming for a lot of years and missed the WoW phase and by the time got back into gaming it just seemed archaic. Some big IPs there. Overwatch is huge, Hearthstone and CandyCrush are big IPs as well. Spyro and Crash Bandicoot and some horrible looking mobile games. Guess need to justify that purchase price. Wouldn't be surprised to see a new Warcraft since they just did AoE4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shekky Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, King Heffy said: Wouldn't be surprised to see a new Warcraft since they just did AoE4. Man that would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Bethesda and Activision Blizzard. Microsoft’s superpower is money. Maybe they can fix WoW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, DrJockitch said: I liked the old school Blizzard stuff. Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo... Was out of gaming for a lot of years and missed the WoW phase and by the time got back into gaming it just seemed archaic. Some big IPs there. Overwatch is huge, Hearthstone and CandyCrush are big IPs as well. Spyro and Crash Bandicoot and some horrible looking mobile games. Guess need to justify that purchase price. I loved Starcraft as a kid. 40 minutes ago, King Heffy said: Wouldn't be surprised to see a new Warcraft since they just did AoE4. Loved AoE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Shekky said: I used to play World of Warcraft a lot and then after Cataclysm I stopped playing and played it off an on a little bit but never at the same level I did for Vanilla to Wrath of the Lich King and now the game is just in an absolutely terrible state now so hopefully the purchase can improve the dev teams for some of these games but I think at this point though Microsoft doesn't fix the companies they acquire though so I am not expecting much to come from this. I'm playing Wow classic/TBC. Is it a nostalgia trip? Yes. But the play balance is back. After Wrath things went sideways. I stopped playing the retail version at Legion. Must be nice for the shareholders of Activision/Blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 48 minutes ago, Shekky said: Man that would be nice WoW2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, I.Am.Ironman said: I loved Starcraft as a kid. Loved AoE 2 I bough Starcraft 2 but just never got into it. Essentially has now been done so many times now it is a hard genre to be inventive in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Microsoft has had a great generation so far, MLB The Show is on Xbox after many years of no great Baseball simulation, acquired Bethesda and now Activision Blizzard, what’s next? Take 2 Interactive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mj2345 said: Microsoft has had a great generation so far, MLB The Show is on Xbox after many years of no great Baseball simulation, acquired Bethesda and now Activision Blizzard, what’s next? Take 2 Interactive? Can't wait for the next gamepass update. Glad I've got a 2TB external hard drive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Chickenspear said: Can't wait for the next gamepass update. Glad I've got a 2TB external hard drive Do u have Series X? I just have a Xbox Series S i need to get the Seagate expansion card but I’m also planning to get the Series X for my living room TV and move the Series S to my bedroom(Series S is a nice little console I’ve had fun with it) Edited January 18, 2022 by Mj2345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mj2345 said: Do u have Series X? I just have a Xbox Series S i need to get the Seagate expansion card but I’m also planning to get the Series X for my living room TV and move the Series S to my bedroom(Series S is a nice little console I’ve had fun with it) Unfortunately, I'm on the One. I haven't been able to find anywhere that has Series X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 If you can't beat em buy someone else's success. Never been interested in those IPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Chickenspear said: Unfortunately, I'm on the One. I haven't been able to find anywhere that has Series X. Yeah seems very hard to find a PS5 or Series X anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Sony must be shaking in their boots. That is a huge chunk of their install base gone with CoD more than likely going exclusive. If Sony is smart, it should use that spiderman money and buy EA and hold the sports title hostage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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