indeed as an aside especially back in 2010, ac were or still are a bunch of toxic fucks, i mean labeling two of the three Infinity Ward co-founders "conniving schemers" during a counter suit which would eventually lead too their dismissal - hadn't forgotten that one in a hurry
I very much respect Sony and the positive impact the company has had on our industry.
I could say the same for Microsoft and Activision. And any creative companies building, creating, and providing resources that fuel and enable a healthy economy of players and developers.
Without a full view or understanding of the impact of the deal, I have been quietly rooting for Activision and Microsoft.
I'm interested in watching it play out however and whenever it does. I expect there will be a lot to learn from whatever occurs from it.
As a game development community of hobbyists and professionals, what would you like to see happen?
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$69 billion! Imagine typing that one on an internet transaction $69000000000
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
https://80.lv/articles/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-for-usd68-7-billion/?fbclid=IwAR3NoybN2_hwjvkzpiZ-1B-VYiEUTH6mHNWlBs1EioNITzzf4KJRDHxwI_YI suspect they'll be removing the top layer of management pretty sharply - which can't be anything but positive for everyone else who works there.
69b sounds like a bit of a bargain as well
yep I'll say!
looks like they got bagged on the cheap
indeed as an aside especially back in 2010, ac were or still are a bunch of toxic fucks, i mean labeling two of the three Infinity Ward co-founders "conniving schemers" during a counter suit which would eventually lead too their dismissal - hadn't forgotten that one in a hurry
I could say the same for Microsoft and Activision. And any creative companies building, creating, and providing resources that fuel and enable a healthy economy of players and developers.
Without a full view or understanding of the impact of the deal, I have been quietly rooting for Activision and Microsoft.
I'm interested in watching it play out however and whenever it does. I expect there will be a lot to learn from whatever occurs from it.
As a game development community of hobbyists and professionals, what would you like to see happen?
Anyway, the last article shared in this discussion was from Jan 2022. Here is a good write up summarizing the current state of the deal, May 19th 2023.
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-rundown-what-s-happening-with-microsoft-s-activision-blizzard-merger-