On January 18, Microsoft officially announced that it had acquired Activision Blizzard. The latter is the creator of "call of duty", "Warcraft", "candy crush", "Tony Hawk", "Diablo", "watchman", "Spyro", "hearthstone legend", "Guitar Hero", "Crash Bandicoot", "StarCraft" and other games.
The deal is worth $687. Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard in cash of $95 per share. Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft games, sent an open letter on Activision Blizzard team joining Microsoft games, saying, "As a team, our mission is to extend the happiness and game community to everyone on earth. We all know that games are the most dynamic and dynamic form of entertainment in the world, and we have also experienced the power of social connection and friendship brought by games." "While pursuing this goal, we are very excited to announce that Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard."
“October Blizzard’s studios and teams have won the love and respect of billions of people around the world over the decades. We are very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Beenox, Demonware, DigitalLegends, High Moon Studios, InfinityWard, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys for Bob, Treyarch and more.”
Phil Spencer also said that Activision Blizzard and Microsoft Games will continue to operate independently before the transaction is completed. Once the deal is completed, Activision Blizzard's business will report to Microsoft Games CEO. Finally, Microsoft Games also announced that it will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as possible in Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, including new games and Activision Blizzard-owned games. Microsoft Games also announced that Game Pass now has more than 25 million users.
