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Pushing Buttons: the Microsoft-Activision deal is a chance to transform game development

In this week’s newsletter: whatever reservations we have about the merger, it’s a chance to bring meaningful, positive change for the people who actually make games

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard: with the video game industry under new management, what's going to change?

In 1979, a group of disgruntled Atari employees decided to quit and create their own company. Activision was the world’s first “third-party” game development company, producing and publishing titles for other companies’ platforms.

The Conversation

Microsoft Intends To Keep 'Call Of Duty' On PlayStation Following Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced plans to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share in an all-cash deal.

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Stock Market Enters Correction As Bond Yields, Oil Prices Soar; Microsoft Buys Activision, Netflix Dives: Weekly Review

A stock market correction is underway, with early rebound attempts reversing lower. Microsoft made a blockbuster deal. Netflix plunged.

Investors Business Daily

How Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover will drive metaverse gaming into the mass market

Microsoft was positioning itself as one of the pioneers of the metaverse even before its US$75 billion deal to buy online gaming giant Activision Blizzard. In the days after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook last October as Meta with his near movie-length promotional film about the potential for virtual worlds, Microsoft…

The Conversation

Microsoft Gaming CEO confirms Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation

Phil Spencer has announced Microsoft's plans for Call of Duty on PlayStation after acquiring Activision Blizzard

Manchester Evening News

Microsoft's deal for Activision Blizzard is all about the metaverse

The tech giant is positioning its big gaming acquisition as part of the drive toward a 3D metaverse, but the connection is blurry.

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Four decades later, Microsoft finally owns 'Zork'

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard completes a circle that opened in 1979.

Input

Microsoft's 10 Biggest Acquisitions Of All Time: Activision, LinkedIn And More

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced plans to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share.

Benzinga

Sony expects Microsoft to 'abide by contractual agreements' in Activision takeover

The future of popular titles such as Call of Duty remains uncertain for PlayStation players

Manchester Evening News

Activision employees on Microsoft deal: “We’re gonna be lost in the shuffle.”

Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard is the biggest acquisition gaming has ever seen, and employees at the latter have mixed thoughts on what it means.

Inverse

Sony just got sucker-punched, but here’s how PlayStation could bounce back

Microsoft just bought Activision for $68.7 billion, putting the PlayStation brand in a tough position.

Inverse

Sony says “contractual agreements” will keep Activision games on PS5

Sony has responded to Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard, stating "contractual agreements" should keep relevant games on PS5.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Microsoft’s Activision merger faces real-world barriers to metaverse mission

Suspicious US regulators and a problematic culture at the video game firm need to be overcome to realise AR vision

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Chicago Sun-Times

Microsoft’s Activision buy could shake up video gaming, but is it good for gamers?

For the average person playing Candy Crush or Call of Duty, ‘There will probably be no changes at all,’ one analyst says. But it could be good news for game development.

Benzinga

'Call Of Duty' Players Up In Arms Over Microsoft's Purchase Of Activision Blizzard: 8 Best Memes

Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) brings with it major game franchises like Call of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, and Warcraft.

Benzinga

Will Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition Survive The Wrath Of Khan, As Antitrust Sentiment Becomes Bipartisan?

Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan poster reimagined with incoming FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan as Khan and Google co-founder Larry Page and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos awaiting her wrath. Image via the Portfolio Armor art department. Muted Response To Microsoft's Activision Bid

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6 Analysts Dissect Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal: 'A Call Option On Numerous Metaverse Plays'

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Tuesday its biggest-ever acquisition by agreeing to buy Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Los Angeles Times

Why Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal could mean better games

Few things are as perpetually uncool as a tech behemoth, but this week Microsoft gets to play the role of savior.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gaming

Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft takeover of Call of Duty maker wipes $20bn off Sony shares

Investors react to possibility that Playstation and subscription service will lose Activision Blizzard games

Inverse

Sony Spartacus: Experts say a "bold move" is necessary after Activision-Microsoft deal

Three games industry experts reveal what the landmark deal means for Xbox, Sony, and the industry as a whole.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bobby Kotick allegedly wanted to buy game sites Kotaku and PC Gamer

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick purportedly considered acquiring gaming-trade sites to change public perception of the company.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sony Slides on ‘Monumental Challenge’ from Microsoft Gaming Deal

Shares in Japan's Sony Group fell 9% on Wednesday after gaming rival Microsoft said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard in a record $68.7 billion deal for the industry. While Sony's PlayStation is widely seen as having a lead in the generational battle with Microsoft's Xbox, the purchase of the…

ABC News

Microsoft buys Call of Duty and Warcraft maker Activision Blizzard in historic deal

Microsoft's US$68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard will see it take on iconic franchises and make it the third-largest gaming company in the world.

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