Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

[kyledr]

I just hope that after this I will have less game launchers on my PC
battle.net is just a mess

 

[Brutefox]

We are now getting cod on Xbox game pass , so guys enjoy ! Hope Xbox makes good changes to game worth the shot !

 

[Pardesi]

Deal for the future.

 

[neilarmstrong1]

$ATVI went up 30% upon market opening thanks to that news, was a good long.

 

[Alma]

a chance for starcraft

 

[leechesBleechin]

$ATVI went up 30% upon market opening thanks to that news, was a good long.

There was a new wow expansion leak (there's one every time and usually accurate) https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/2613260-10-0-Return-of-the-Dragon-Isles-Leak

If any of this is true, as an alienated disenfranchised wow fan, I can say this will likely bump up the price again come march-ish sometime which is supposed to be the official anouncment.

 

[flprocess]

Feel so sorry for the gaming industry that huge companies swallow everything in their path. Can't see how it's possible to have small studios develop good games anymore.

 

[neilarmstrong1]

There was a new wow expansion leak (there's one every time and usually accurate) https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/2613260-10-0-Return-of-the-Dragon-Isles-Leak

If any of this is true, as an alienated disenfranchised wow fan, I can say this will likely bump up the price again come march-ish sometime which is supposed to be the official anouncment.

have any previous WoW updates made an impact on the stock price?

 

[leechesBleechin]

have any previous WoW updates made an impact on the stock price?

Traditionally official announcements bump them up. Usually at BlizzCon, but since everything has been canceled I have no idea how things will react to a stand alone march announcement.

 

[JavascriptPufferfish]

Also master chief in overwatch?

OR we can do it the modern gaming way:
a 35usd master chief skin for soldier 76. less work. less fun. fans will be happy either way. more money.

 

[leechesBleechin]

OR we can do it the modern gaming way:
a 35usd master chief skin for soldier 76. less work. less fun. fans will be happy either way. more money.

Only if his melee attack uses an energy sword and it's a skin for a skin at an additional 19.99

 

[JavascriptPufferfish]

Only if his melee attack uses an energy sword and it's a skin for a skin at an additional 19.99

nono, the energy sword mele comes separately in a special halo-themed 7,99usd lootbox. it has a 2% drop rate; the other items are 4 very similar victory posses (10% drop rate each) and 6 sprays (58% combined drop rate). imagine the pride and accomplishment when you finally manage to pull it after busting your mom's credit card.

 

[leechesBleechin]

nono, the energy sword mele comes separately in a special halo-themed 7,99usd lootbox. it has a 2% drop rate; the other items are 4 very similar victory posses (10% drop rate each) and 6 sprays (58% combined drop rate). imagine the pride and accomplishment when you finally manage to pull it after busting your mom's credit card.

Nonono, the energy sword melee comes separately as a prize for filling up a bar from opening loot boxes. 7,99 USD per lootbox, with a 2% chance of filling the bar 1% while you collect 4 of the same victory poses and several unique AI generated sprays. Once you fill up the bar you get a chance to open a golden super deluxe lootbox with a 3% chance of containing a code that allows you to buy the super unique energy weapon for 39.99, and you can be sure it will be unique because no one can buy it with out the golden super deluxe lootbox coupon.

 

[jrayden]

they bought Bethesda for $7.5 bn and now they're planning to buy Activision for $68.7bn, it would be a major step for Microsoft's Xbox gaming brand in its battle against Sony's PlayStation.

 

[neilarmstrong1]

Traditionally official announcements bump them up. Usually at BlizzCon, but since everything has been canceled I have no idea how things will react to a stand alone march announcement.

by how much % est

 

[daigovo]

it's not good. i hope the famous games still develop after Microsoft acquire Activision Blizzard.

 

[xReminisce]

Surely Microsoft won't fuck Blizzard up even more than what Activision did over the decade

 

[brest]

first time i heard of "blizzard"

you guys should do something with your life, not only playing video games

 

[Vangabond]

a chance for starcraft

Do you work for pva.gg? I create an account but did not receive confirmation email

 

[notNewB]

first time i heard of "blizzard"

you guys should do something with your life, not only playing video games

That's a part of the modern internet culture mate, I wonder what you do for a living that you never heard of Blizzard...