So Microsoft are going to buy Activision, as per the Microsoft websites
“Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash. When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios like “Warcraft,” “Diablo,” “Overwatch,” “Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush,” in addition to global eSports activities through Major League Gaming. The company has studios around the world with nearly 10,000 employees.”
This means once the buyout goes through, Microsoft will have added the below games list to their catalogue:
- Overwatch
- World of Warcraft
- Call of Duty Series
- Crash Bandicoot
- Diablo Series
- Caesar
- Candy Crush
- Geometry Wars
- Gun
- Hearthstone (we could get benefits on playing this free-to-play title via Game Pass, a la Halo Infinite)
- Heroes of the Storm
- Hexen
- Interstate ’76
- King’s Quest
- The Lost Vikings
- Phantasmagoria
- Pitfall
- Prototype
- Quest for Glory
- Singularity
- Solider of Fortune
- Space Quest
- StarCraft
- Tenchu
- TimeShift
- True Crime
- World of Warcraft
Activision has had some deserved bad press last year due to all of the sexual harassment claims and general douchiness of their management.
Im my mind this can only be a good thing, but please for the love god I hope micrsoft doesnt make people use their current games client as it really sucks.
