waltdisneypixar Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion Discussion has been moved to this thread post acquisition: Edited October 15, 2023 by Beyondthegrave07 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ziggypossum Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/ https://news.microsoft.com/features/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ Edited January 18, 2022 by ziggypossum FIXED 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowxSakura Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-in-all-cash-deal-valued-at-687-billion-2022-01-18 All cash deal for 68.7 billion dollars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Microsoft is acquiring Activision, the troubled publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Diablo The deal will value Activision at $68.7 billion, far in excess of the $26 billion Microsoft paid to acquire LinkedIn in 2016. It’s Microsoft’s biggest push into gaming, and the company says it will be the “third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony” once the deal closes. Microsoft plans to add many of Activision’s games to Xbox Game Pass once the deal closes. With the acquisition of Activision, Microsoft will soon publish franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush. “Upon close, we will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard’s incredible catalog,” says Xbox chief Phil Spencer. Xbox Game Pass now has 25 million subscribers, as Microsoft continues to acquire studios to boost the subscription service. Microsoft’s deal comes after months of sexual harassment claims against Activision Blizzard. Last July, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued Activision Blizzard for promoting a culture of “constant sexual harassment.” More employees have come forward with more allegations of sexual misconduct ever since, and the company reached an $18 million settlement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in September. That settlement is being appealed, and reports indicate that nearly 40 Activision Blizzard employees have reportedly “exited” the company since last July. Microsoft doesn’t detail exactly how it will approach solving these issues, and the company says Bobby Kotick will continue to serve as CEO of Activision Blizzard. “As a company, Microsoft is committed to our journey for inclusion in every aspect of gaming, among both employees and players,” says Xbox chief Phil Spencer. “We deeply value individual studio cultures. We also believe that creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect. We hold all teams, and all leaders, to this commitment. We’re looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard.” Edited January 18, 2022 by ziggypossum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StingX2 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Crash and Spyro are now xbox properties ? 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SnowxSakura Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 I guess playstation won't be getting the early maps on call of duty this generation ? 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kidson2004 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 WTF?!?! This is HUGE!! Activi$ion’s down THAT BAD?! Wow! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PooPooBlast Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Holy guacamole that's a boatload of cash. It got me thinking though that I probably won't miss out much if any if activision games were to become Xbox exclusive. - COD? Don't care. Stopped playing since the modern warfare trilogy ended - Overwatch? I don't play MP games anymore - Diablo? I can see fans being upset but this isn't my genre so again, don't really care. - Crash bandicoot? Same as above However, with all that said, it makes me wonder what's the next big company Microsoft will buy given that they've clearly demonstrated they have money to burn... 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SnowxSakura Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, kidson2004 said: WTF?!?! This is HUGE!! Activi$ion’s down THAT BAD?! Wow! Pretty sad that microsoft has to buy some of the largest 3rd party publishers to get exclusives, rather than cultivating them in-house. Leaving bobby kotick as the ceo is such a mistake too 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailar91 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Wow that’s incredible, but I think it’s not a good thing for all players using only a console made by Sony or Nintendo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StingX2 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Microsoft essentially acquired Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Diablo Gabriel Knight Guitar Hero Interstate 76 Jawbreaker King’s Quest Laser Blast Lost Vikings Overwatch Pitfall Police Quest Quest for Glory Rock N’ Roll Racing Skylanders Soldier of Fortune Space Quest Spyro Stampede Starcraft Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Warcraft World of Warcraft Zork Edited January 18, 2022 by StingX2 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POEman553 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Here's something I'm wondering if it will happen: What will become of PlayStation servers for Activision Blizzard games? Will Microsoft/Activision Blizzard shut those down to be a 'fuck you' move to PlayStation owners (trophy hunters like us)? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arcanehornet_ Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Nice, can’t wait for Microsoft to have a stranglehold on even more franchises, after ripping Elder Scrolls and Fallout away from PlayStation users. Edited January 18, 2022 by arcanehornet_ 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post You Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 They're perhaps trying to compete with Tencent, who seem to be pretty much buying every game studio in the East at the moment (and the West too) Microsoft up to their old tricks of just buying up the competition. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_obviously Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I have played one game out of their entire catalogue... Destiny... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neef-GT5 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Wow, that’s a huge amount of cash! Quite an interesting clue about the level of profitability expected by Microsoft in the future… Edited January 18, 2022 by Neef-GT5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CatHasTrophies Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 I am laughing so hard right now. Back in the days when this trash of a company bought Blizzard Entertainment, every Blizzard game went straight downwards within no time. I always said, that there is no company as bad as Activision in the whole gaming industry. And this is just the cherry on the top. Selling the company after this huge scandal, just to get their dirt washed off without moving a little finger. This was just a huge waste Microsoft. You'll fully regret that. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Infected Elite Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, PooPooBlast said: Holy guacamole that's a boatload of cash. It got me thinking though that I probably won't miss out much if any if activision games were to become Xbox exclusive. - COD? Don't care. Stopped playing since the modern warfare trilogy ended - Overwatch? I don't play MP games anymore - Diablo? I can see fans being upset but this isn't my genre so again, don't really care. - Crash bandicoot? Same as above However, with all that said, it makes me wonder what's the next big company Microsoft will buy given that they've clearly demonstrated they have money to burn... Microsoft would be dumb to not have Diablo multiplatform. As majority of its player base prefer co op. Edited January 18, 2022 by Beyondthegrave07 Please don't use "retarded" in a derogatory manner 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SnowxSakura Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, StingX2 said: Microsoft essentially acquired Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Diablo Gabriel Knight Guitar Hero Interstate 76 Jawbreaker King’s Quest Laser Blast Lost Vikings Overwatch Pitfall Police Quest Quest for Glory Rock N’ Roll Racing Skylanders Soldier of Fortune Space Quest Spyro Stampede Starcraft Tenchu Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Warcraft World of Warcraft Zork Tenchu is owned by FromSoftware 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CatHasTrophies Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, craig_obviously said: I have played one game out of their entire catalogue... Destiny... Destiny is Bungie. Its NOT Activision. The time Destiny got worse was the time Activision was involved. But they are not part of the team any longer. Edited January 18, 2022 by I-CatHasTrophy-I 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post SKiL_Clash Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Too much money for two racist companies. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neef-GT5 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, SnowxSakura said: Leaving bobby kotick as the ceo is such a mistake too Not sure old Bobby is likely to stay on the long-term though… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingX2 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, SnowxSakura said: Tenchu is owned by FromSoftware fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dieselmanchild Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Sweet lord Jesus that is a lot of money. Microsoft has been getting really aggressive with their expansion and acquisition of these big name franchises. Where Sony has been gradually cultivating their development talent from within and building a very impressive catalogue of major exclusives over time from the ground up, Microsoft is just straight up buying their way in. It’s kinda sad. 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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