Today posted on Microsoft blog site, Phil Spencer (CEO Microsoft Gaming) announced Microsoft Gaming will be welcoming the teams and franchises from Activision Blizzard.
“… it is incredibly exciting to announce that Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard.”
Phil Spencer – Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming
With Microsoft Gaming aquiring Activision Blizzard, also being added are:
Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch
You can read the full post here.
Now some of the biggest franchises to be owned by Microsoft: Call of Duty, Star Craft, Diablo, Overwatch, Candy Crush
From multiple reports, Microsoft is set to pay $67.8 billion dollars to buy Activision Blizzard.