Microsoft ejer nu Activision Blizzard

Kort efter engelske CMA her til morges godkendte Microsofts opkøb af Activision Blizzard for 68,7 milliarder dollars (486 milliarder kroner), lukkede Microsoft handlen. For alle 17.000 ansatte hos Activision Blizzard, starter nu et nyt kapitel for dem og deres virksomhed, og indtil videre, står den kontroversielle Bobby Kotick stadig i spidsen for dem.

Handlen betyder, at Microsoft nu ejer en af verdens største spilserier, nemlig {Call of Duty} og de ejer rettighederne til {Guitar Hero}, Spyro, Warcraft, {Diablo}, Skylanders, {Overwatch}, {Starcraft}, Hearthstone og mange andre.

{Call of Duty} er en evig pengemaskine, men vigtigt for Microsoft er det også, at de nu får et seriøst ben ind på det lukrative mobilmarked, da de nu også ejer King, som med {Candy Crush Saga} alene har indtjent 20 milliarder dollars.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer har i dag i et blogindlæg udtalt:

As one team, we'll learn, innovate, and continue to deliver on our promise to bring the joy and community of gaming to more people. We'll do this in a culture that strives to empower everyone to do their best work, where all people are welcome, and is centered on our ongoing commitment of Gaming for Everyone. We are intentional about inclusion in everything we do at Xbox - from our team to the products we make and the stories we tell, to the way our players interact and engage as a wider gaming community.

Today we start the work to bring beloved Activision, Blizzard, and King franchises to Game Pass and other platforms. We'll share more about when you can expect to play in the coming months. We know you're excited - and we are too.

Et historisk opkøb er endelig afsluttet.