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• Xbox Wire Phil Spencer on x

  Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming

• Pure Xbox Pure Xbox on x

  Sony Stock Value Drops By $20 Billion After Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard

• @serkantoto @serkantoto on x

  Sony stock closed -12.79% or -US$20 billion in terms of market cap in Tokyo (where it's already Wednesday). That is more than what Take-Two is worth right now. Total overreaction of course, but gaming tends to emotionalize investors in strange ways. https://twitter.com/...

• @falkoopa_ @falkoopa_ on x

  This is way more vicious than the console wars of the 90s. Jesus https://twitter.com/...

• @itsjuliahardy Julia Hardy on x

  Remember when some years back some of ya were shouting at Xbox 'C'mon where are all the games?' I think Phil took it literally and just got all the games https://twitter.com/...

• @grace_dustin Grace Dustin on x

  not to be dramatic, but I wouldn't be who I am today without Xbox. they made a game about super soldiers fighting an interstellar war accessible to 9-year-old me, and transformed the way so many of us thought about gaming & community 💚 https://twitter.com/...

• @thetreavor Treavor Bettis on x

  Gamers for years: “lol Microsoft has no exclusives” *Microsoft buys Bethesda* Gamers: “wait” *Microsoft buys Activision* Gamers: “Stop!” https://twitter.com/...

• @garrett_archer @garrett_archer on x

  World of Windows where the end game boss is clippy. https://twitter.com/...

• @farmerdbrown @farmerdbrown on x

  Microsoft is buying game maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, a huge bet on the metaverse. That is more that 3x the ENTIRE Metaverse & GameFi crypto market cap of $22 billion across 227 tokens. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @cyynapse @cyynapse on x

  ngl, i dont like this. i hate activision, but i also hate monopolies even more https://twitter.com/...

• @sanzay Sanjay Golchha on x

  “Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion” Just as a perspective: Nepal GDP: 33 bn Microsoft Nokia deal: 7 bn Global steel industry: 290 bn Global gaming industry: 200 bn Crazy gaming industry!! https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @kellen_browning Kellen Browning on x

  Latest version of our story on the blockbuster Microsoft-Activision deal, with quotes from Bobby Kotick and Phil Spencer, who gets a new title (CEO of Microsoft Gaming). With @KYWeise @andrewrsorkin @m_delamerced https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @agentbizzle Brian Altano on x

  Seeing a lot of folks irked that this NYT headline contains the word “metaverse” but that word is directly written multiple times in the official Xbox + Activision Blizzard press release. It's clearly a thing they're investing in, whatever the fuck it actually pans out to be. htt…

• @t1 @t1 on x

  Read about it kids: https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @y2k_mindset @y2k_mindset on x

  It's sort of weird to see this metaverse framing in multiple headlines/articles about the deal, they're already moving the goalposts and having “all of video games” count as the metaverse https://twitter.com/...

• @richgel999 Richard Geldreich on x

  In the early 2000's I was working around a lot of ex-EA refugees. Their companies were bought out, ran into the ground and shut down. Hopefully MS is not the next EA. https://twitter.com/...

• @weaponoutfitter @weaponoutfitter on x

  Makes sense. Microsoft and Valve are actually super kind to small companies like me that can provide firearms and concept references and credit us, unlike the douchebags at Activision Blizzard who just stole my shit LMAO https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @kellen_browning Kellen Browning on x

  I'm sorry, is this saying Bobby Kotick thought he could shift the narrative around Activision by...buying Kotaku? https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @wario64 @wario64 on x

  “Mr. Kotick has been eager to change the public narrative about the company, and in recent weeks has suggested Activision Blizzard make some kind of acquisition, including of gaming-trade publications like Kotaku and PC Gamer” https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @dkdynamite1 @dkdynamite1 on x

  There's actually no way this is real.. right? what in the actual.. https://twitter.com/...

• @joshgamnchannel @joshgamnchannel on x

  What a scumbag! “Let's buy a gaming news publication so we can print lies about ourselves and pretend everything is fine and that we don't sexually harass our employees!” https://twitter.com/...

• @triforcemeg Meg Bethany Koepp on x

  Instead of trying to buy out publications to stop them reporting on all the insidious goings on at your shitty company, how about you put as much effort into stopping harassment in the workplace and treating your employees like human beings https://twitter.com/...

• @six6jiang Sisi Jiang on x

  *looks directly into the camera like i'm on the office* damn trust exec types to not know about editorial independence https://twitter.com/...

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  imagine if Activision owned Kotaku❗❗❗ https://twitter.com/...

• Pure Xbox Pure Xbox on x

  Activision Looked For Other Buyers Before Accepting Xbox Offer

• @tieguytravis @tieguytravis on x

  I have a friend whose first day at Activision was this past Monday. He left his job at Microsoft for the position.

• @witch_cass @witch_cass on x

  WSJ effectively confirming that the sale to Microsoft is an attempt to rehabilitate Activision-Blizzard's image. https://twitter.com/...

• @jordannovet Jordan Novet on x

  ‘Activision made calls to try to find other interested parties, said the people ... . Those included Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. and at least one other big company. But no other serious interest materialized.’ https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @imranzomg Imran Khan on x

  I'm so mad we didn't shit on Kotick enough that he threatened to buy us https://twitter.com/...

• @_hanatwothree Hana Kim on x

  “what if we bought the news so they stop being mean to me? is that on the table?” https://twitter.com/...

• @business @business on x

  Pressure over sexual-misconduct allegations at Activision spurred Microsoft to reach out and engage in merger talks https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @stephentotilo Stephen Totilo on x

  Bloomberg reports that Activision, initially hesitant to sell to Microsoft, tried to see if Facebook/Meta would buy them. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @martinsfp Martin Sfp Bryant on x

  Bloomberg says Activision Blizzard received an acquisition offer from Microsoft late last year amid the scandals, and no-one else was interested in buying. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @davidgura David Gura on x

  Xbox head Phil Spencer reportedly “said he and Microsoft's gaming leadership team were ‘disturbed and deeply troubled by the horrific events and actions’ at Activision. “Behind the scenes, Spencer was working on a merger approach.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @gregisenberg Greg Isenberg on x

  Activision Blizzard sold for $70b today and the community is going to see $0 from this Play-to-earn couldn't come sooner.

• @dinabass Dina Bass on x

  Microsoft is nearing a deal to buy Activision Blizzard, sources tell us. Deal value is nearly $70 billion. Story on @TheTerminal

• @jasonschreier Jason Schreier on x

  BREAKING: The WSJ reports that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, the troubled publisher behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, which has been facing crisis over the last year following numerous reports of sexual misconduct and discrimination. A seismic gaming deal

• @satyanadella Satya Nadella on x

  Together with @ATVI_AB, we will usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive, and accessible to all. https://news.microsoft.com/...

• @charlieintel @charlieintel on x

  NEW: Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sent out the following email to the company today. He says that the deal is expected to only close June of 2023, meaning Activision will remain independent until then. https://twitter.com/...

• @xbox @xbox on x

  Xbox is committed to our journey for inclusion in every aspect of gaming. We hold all teams to this commitment. We're looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard.

• @ashleyesqueda @ashleyesqueda on x

  I think all I need to say is this: Microsoft wants to be the Netflix of games before NETFLIX can become the Netflix of games. There we go. I did it. No thread required.

• @jonerlichman Jon Erlichman on x

  Microsoft's biggest acquisitions: Activision Blizzard: $68.7 billion Linkedin: $26.2 billion Nuance: $19.7 billion Skype: $8.5 billion ZeniMax: $7.5 billion GitHub: $7.5 bilion Nokia phone unit: $7.2 billion aQuantive: $6.3 billion Mojang (Minecraft): $2.5 billion

• @zhugeex Daniel Ahmad on x

  A reminder of the approach that Microsoft is taking towards gaming, which is informing its M&A strategy As the value of IP, content and talent grows, the Xbox business is placing its bets on ensuring it can increase the value of game pass and reach all players across all devices …

• @pucknorris Vivek Sharma on x

  What a time to be alive! Some thoughts on Microsoft + ActiveVision with my usual caveat of these being my own musing and nothing much to do with our work at Meta 1/

• @adriennelaw @adriennelaw on x

  Since California sued Activision in July for workplace sexual harassment, its shares have fallen 27%—allowing Microsoft to scoop up the company at a deal. Maintaining a culture that mistreats people is bad for business. Execs can't afford to ignore this. https://www.nytimes.com/.…

• @microsoft @microsoft on x

  When Candy Crush and CoD become your actual job. Microsoft x Activision Blizzard. 🎮❤️📱 https://news.microsoft.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @kristyt @kristyt on x

  The fact that Microsoft will own LinkedIn and Call of Duty is kind of mindblowing.

• @edzitron Ed Zitron on x

  What the hell does that mean https://twitter.com/...

• @jasonschreier Jason Schreier on x

  I'm on vacation today (lol) but if I were not I would be calling up some antitrust experts because Xbox buying Bethesda and now Activision sure seems like the type of horizontal merging that the DOJ frowns upon

• @damianburns Damian Burns on x

  Is Meta still blocked from buying a gif company?

• @anildash @anildash on x

  It's not a big bet on “the metaverse”, it's a big bet on the (already-multi-billion-dollar) Xbox Game Pass subscription business, and the paper of record should know better than to just recite buzzwords unquestioningly. https://t.co/SmEsjYvoVF

• @andrewrsorkin Andrew Ross Sorkin on x

  This deal is about one thing and one thing only: The battle for the metaverse. It would catapult MSFT way ahead of Meta (formerly Facebook.) Will companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon + Alphabet go to DC to object? Can they do so given the scrutiny on them? https://www.nytimes.com/.…

• @aarongreenberg @aarongreenberg on x

  Love this focus from Satya and Phil, proud of the team and culture we have here at Xbox/Microsoft. It's encouraging to get so many positive messages from folks working inside the Activision Blizzard teams who are so happy about what this means for their future. 💚 https://twitter.…

• @jasonschreier Jason Schreier on x

  While monopolies are undoubtedly bad news for the video game industry, this acquisition could have some positive effects on Blizzard both culturally and strategically. Under Activision, every game had to be a billion-dollar franchise. Under Xbox, that will likely change

• @atvi_ab @atvi_ab on x

  We are joining the @Xbox family. Learn what this means for our iconic games and player communities: https://activisionblizzard.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @scottjohnson Scott Johnson on x

  I'd have a VERY different feeling about today's news had it been Facebook doing the buying... https://twitter.com/...

• @mkbhd Marques Brownlee on x

  Just a casual reminder Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and that was a HUGE deal

• @technology @technology on x

  3. Bypass App Store Fees. CEO Satya Nadella wants his gaming empire to be big enough that gamers will come to it directly, bypassing Apple. Microsoft has been at war with Apple, and Google, over the fees the app stores charge for games https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitte…

• @technology @technology on x

  4. Metaverse. Gaming is one of Microsoft's two big metaverse plays (the other is Office and conference software). The acquisition will offer even more massive and devoted game communities to create their own metaverses https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @richlightshed @richlightshed on x

  $900 billion Facebook cannot buy Giphy for ~$400 million but... $2.3 trillion Microsoft can buy Activision for $69 billion https://twitter.com/...

• @technology @technology on x

  5. The Three C's. Nadella's corporate strategy has been coalescing around cloud, content and creators. After failing to land social video service TikTok, Pinterest and Discord, Activision is the latest try, and this time it looks to be successful https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @ldignan Larry Dignan on x

  $MSFT buying Activision for $67.8B is like buying a movie studio at a discount. Microsoft CEO Nadella: “Our vision is for a river of entertainment where the content and commerce flow freely.” https://www.techmeme.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @technology @technology on x

  2. Mobile: It's the fastest-growing segment of gaming. Activision owns mobile-gaming studio King, maker of Candy Crush, one of the most popular mobile games of all time. Microsoft has next-to-no presence in mobile gaming https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @richlightshed @richlightshed on x

  Apple does not really buy things Facebook can't buy big things Google can't buy big things Amazon unclear what they can buy (MGM??) vs Microsoft “open season” for acquisitions https://twitter.com/...

• @stopskeletons @stopskeletons on x

  It only took a $70 billion deal and Microsoft to tread deep back into the waters of monopolistic behavior but Kotick is out. ...victory?? https://twitter.com/...

• @levie Aaron Levie on x

  Activision is essentially the “Microsoft Office” of the metaverse. Just as the productivity suite was the killer app of PCs, games are the killer app of VR. More and better games drive platform adoption, and accelerate the flywheel of better ecosystems as more users join.

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  Lol yep https://twitter.com/...

• @paultassi Paul Tassi on x

  ATVI workers appear to be happy about the sale given the changes it could mean https://twitter.com/...

• @andrewyang Andrew Yang on x

  The Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard is a game changer - and positions them much better for a virtual future. It's also just enormous in scale. https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x

  my 2 cents on Microsoft+Activision antitrust: Microsoft should be allowed to accrue so much power in PC gaming that they can finally force a Windows gaming tithe for Microsoft equivalent to the mobile app stores. AND THEN the logic of mobile app stores rake will finally crumble

• @snazzyq Quinn Nelson on x

  Why are we now using the term “metaverse” as if it actually means anything...? https://twitter.com/...

• @joshmunsee Josh Munsee on x

  Excited that #Xbox marketing team will be back reporting directly to @XboxP3 . One team. One Xbox. One Microsoft. 🙌 https://twitter.com/...