Microsoft Gaming Acquires Activision Blizzard In $68.7B Gaming Deal

Blizzard Posted 2022/01/18 at 7:59 AM by Neryssa

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Phil Spencer

Over many decades, the studios and teams that make up Activision Blizzard have earned vast wellsprings of joy and respect from billions of people all over the world. We are incredibly excited to have the chance to work with the amazing, talented, dedicated people across Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch and every team across Activision Blizzard.

Until this transaction closes, Activision Blizzard and Microsoft Gaming will continue to operate independently. Once the deal is complete, the Activision Blizzard business will report to me as CEO, Microsoft Gaming.

Phil Spencer condemned Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotickannounced the acquisitionconsider stepping downMicrosoft and Activision Blizzard Conference Call

Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft

I want to wrap by talking briefly about a vital factor that underlies all of the opportunities I've talked about: culture.
As CEO of Microsoft, the culture of our organization is my number one priority. This means we must continuously improve the lived experience of our employees, and create an environment that allows us to constantly drive everyday improvement in our culture. This is hard work. It requires consistency, commitment, and leadership that not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. That's why we believe it's critical for Activision Blizzard to drive forward on its renewed cultural commitments. We are supportive of the goals and the work Activision Blizzard is doing. And we also recognize that after the close we while have significant work to do in order to continue to build a culture where everyone can do their best work. And this isn't just about employees. Our journey of inclusion extends to creating a welcoming and safe community for all our customers, including the hundreds of millions of players who enjoy our games and interactive services. We are committed to protecting players and empowering our employees to do what they love, while thriving in a safe and inclusive culture, one where everyone is invited to play. The success of this acquisition will depend on it.

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Oh wellComment by mzing99Master Chief in WoW PogComment by cressyfrostAlexa, play Last Surprise.Comment by BalthazaerThis can either be very good, or become a @#$% show.

As long as I can still use the Battle.net launcher instead of the crappy PC games pass launcher - I'm fine with it.
And who knows, maybe WoW will become F2P :DComment by LanduskWhy DO I feel like this won't turn out so well... Like Old trope go: "I got a bad feeling about this."Comment by SpookHoly $%^&! I hope this pans out in the positive way we desperate needComment by demona3Oh boy... this could be good... or incredibly bad. Only time will tell, but this is a holy sh*t...!Comment by TeouAre they our... saviors ?Comment by cpuriHey I hope the wow subscription is included in the xbox pass.
Or even better: We can buy all microsoft products with wow gold, how much do I need to save for some Surface?Comment by L9gaWohooo!

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