• @yokonzo@lemmy.world
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    281 year ago

    I’m torn between wanting Activision to get new management and not wanting Microsoft to aquire two major companies and dominate the market

          • @Khotetsu@lib.lgbt
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            51 year ago

            I think it’s a bit of both. King is a big name in the market, but mobile gaming is just such a massive revenue stream for companies anyways. IIRC, the mobile market accounts for more money than all other gaming markets combined.

              • @Sarcastik@lemmy.world
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                41 year ago

                Those aren’t the same customer demographics. The overwhelming majority of mobile phone gamers don’t know the first thing about emulators. Not to mention, other factors like mobile games being designed to tap into addictive triggers in the brain, social engineering, etc.

    • Heratiki
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      01 year ago

      I mean when Microsoft purchased Bethesda it made things better than they were at the time and we got access to a lot more older titles. Just look at what Redfall was and then compare it to Starfield. Microsoft didn’t have any hands in Redfall but did in Starfield.

      • @Khotetsu@lib.lgbt
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        21 year ago

        I don’t think this is really a good comparison since Starfield was in development for years before Microsoft came in. Plus, Redfall was forced by management to shoehorn in a live service model with mtx during its development, butchering what it had been before.

        And, this is just my personal opinion, but I think Starfield is a pretty mediocre game. Besides the ship design, it’s largely the same design that Bethesda has had since Oblivion.

  • @seaQueue@lemmy.world
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    141 year ago

    Anyone have a map of who remains after the mega mergers of the last 15y? At this point I’m just waiting for our EA/Bioware/Activision/Blizzard/Microsoft/Tencent future.

  • AutoTL;DRB
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    41 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The UK’s competition watchdog has cleared Microsoft’s $69bn (£54bn) deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the maker of games including Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, in a move that paves the way for both companies to complete the transaction.

    However, last month the watchdog said a revised deal that included selling cloud gaming rights outside Europe to Activision Blizzard’s French rival Ubisoft had addressed its concerns, indicating the tie-up would be approved.

    In a statement on Friday Sarah Cardell, the CMA’s chief executive, said: “With the sale of Activision’s cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft, we’ve made sure Microsoft can’t have a stranglehold over this important and rapidly developing market.

    As cloud gaming grows, this intervention will ensure people get more competitive prices, better services and more choice.”

    The UK regulator had appeared increasingly isolated in its position blocking the takeover after its EU counterparts passed the deal – after Microsoft offered alternative concessions on cloud gaming rights – and the US competition regulator failed to secure a court injunction to stop it.

    The Federal Trade Commission is maintaining its opposition to the deal but it cannot prevent Microsoft and Activision from completing it.


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  • nostradiel
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    41 year ago

    There is only pointless hope that Microsoft will make Activision Blizzard great again cause their gaming track is just a total joke so far. And AB, as a gaming company, are totally fcked. Every game they did in the last 5 years is a middle finger to their fans and thumbs up to their share holders. There is no way AB gets a single dime of my money…

  • @__ghost__@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    If they bring back Heroes of the Storm I will dick ride Microsoft for the rest of my life