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.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-18-xboxs-activision-blizzard-is-about-more-than-beating-sony-opinion

https://www.axios.com/microsoft-activision-blizzard-phil-spencer-45dbec0a-652c-4f1d-9397-730752562d00.html

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

https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsofts-videogame-boss-and-the-long-battle-to-reinvent-the-company-11643912561

Sony - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-20-sony-says-it-expects-games-to-stay-multiplatform-due-to-contractual-agreements

https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1484273335139651585

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-shares-fell-7-following-news-of-xboxs-activision-blizzard-deal/