Microsoft announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a US game production and distribution company, for US$69 billion (500 billion yuan), the largest merger in the history of the gaming industry. Activision Blizzard’s stock stands at US$94.42 per share, showi...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is all set to be one of the biggest deals in the history of the gaming market. However, the reason for this acquisition might go beyond Blizzard’s war chest of intellectual property and award-winning game franchises. Reports have emerged that Bli...
China's State Administration has approved Microsoft's attempted $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, joining a total of 37 regulators including the EU and Japan. The news was first surfaced today on SeekingAlpha via a Dealreporter item, and has since been confirmed via a statement ...
Acquiring Activision Blizzard gives Microsoft access to multi-million dollar IPs such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, and WarCraft franchises, as well as studios such as Treyarch and Infinity Ward, at a time when video game IP is proving highly valuable — just see the success of HBO’...
and New Zealand, including defeating the Federal Trade Commission in a US federal court and restructuring the deal to appease the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK, Microsoft closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Diablo....
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,”“Ov...
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 comp...
litigation, the $69 billion acquisition first announced in January 2022 is finally complete. Now that Activision Blizzard is officially part of Microsoft and a sister company to Xbox Game Studios and ZeniMax Media, that raises an important question: What does this acquisition mean for you as a ...
As reported by GameSpot, Guillemot said that theMicrosoftacquisition of Activision Blizzard going through is “good news” as it “really shows the power of IPs” and the direction the industry is headed towards. He also mentioned that this deal shows the value of IPs on different platforms li...
The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from Activision, Blizzard and King studios in addition to global eSports activities through Major League Gaming. Activision Blizzard has studios around the world with nearly 10,000 employees, the press release said. ...