Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard::It comes after the UK approved the $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, which makes Call of Duty.

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    Probably paid for with the money they made not paying $29B in taxes over the last 20 years.

    We ain’t even playing the game with the same rules and they don’t even need to pretend anymore.

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      Well hlf of it was used for that the rest came out of the couch cushions at Mr Gates summer retreat.

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      Activision already ruined blizzard and is/was a shit company. Anyone buying their games still is a sucker who loves being ripped off. Nothing of value was lost here.

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      Activision waa such a piece of shit, I m actually very excited for this. They shitcanned Bobby too. It can only get better.

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          What monopoly? M$ revenue + Nintendo revenue = Sony Gaming revenue

          If anything, playing field just got level, as M$ post merger will be about the same size Sony is.

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      Lmaoooooo that’s absurd. Y’all just want to be angry. It’s a fantastic time to be a gamer.

      RE4, TotK, Hifi rush, street fighter, mk1, Diablo, starfield, armored core, lies of p, bg3, octopath 2, Hogwarts , pikeman, amnesia , like a dragon, fire emblem, age of wonders, assassin’s Creed, attic heart, blasphemous 2, company of heroes, darkest dungeon 2, dredge, Forza, immortals of avium , lords of the fallen, total war, Spider-Man in a few days, remnant, survivor, system shock, etc.

      I’m sure I missed quite a few good games and that’s 23 only.

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        Of your list, while there are multiple good games, I’m still waiting for the next great game that I can enjoy.

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            Great example, because that’s a play station exclusive, so unless you have that specific console, you’re fucked thanks to corporate greed

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              PC will get it in a year or two. You can play everything (including emulating a switch) on PC.

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      “more choices” per the new CEO. Speech has absolutely been neutered by corporations in the last 30 years. Literally the opposite. “Product enhancements” announced by an airline, everyone starts looking for what is worse.

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    I don’t know, maybe I should be angry or something. But Activision/Blizzard have been pretty shitty for a while now. This will just be more of the same and more of me continueing to not buying their games.

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      I grew up on Blizzard and Activision games, but the good feelings and nostalgia wore off when they started treating beloved franchises like DLC piggy banks.

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    Looking forward to see how this will improve the quality of Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard-EA-Ubisoft’s games and those of the competito- oh, never mind. None left.

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      Not sure why you’re being downvoted. You do you I guess.

      I will say it’s not technically free, game pass has a fee, ergo you’re paying for it.

      I don’t know enough, nor care enough to weigh in on the implications of this deal.

      I play Minecraft Java and Factorio and really am not interested in any other games as I found these two be be good for what I enjoy and they don’t ask me for more money all the time.

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    I’m missing the “haha funny number” comments from Reddit :(