First episode of 2022 and what a topic to be coming back to cover. This episode I'll be going over Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a near $69bn (nice).
All sources are in the show notes. All opinions are my own.
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Topic
(1:12) - What is this deal?
(3:30) - What does it mean for Xbox?
(10:46) - What does it mean for Activision Blizzard?
(13:21) - What does it mean for Sony?
Show notes
IGN acquisitions comparisons
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-activision-blizzard-acquisition-comparison
Xbox - https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1489343287035150340
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-pushing-phil-spencer-to-line-up-a-successor/
Activision Blizzard - https://dotesports.com/business/news/activision-blizzard-employees-voice-concerns-microsoft-acquisition
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