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Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:34 pm
by Don Carlos
https://apnews.com/article/technology-b ... _medium=AP

Madness. This bit is a shame, though:
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will retain his role, and he and his team will maintain their focus on driving efforts to further strengthen the Santa Monica, California, company’s culture and accelerate business growth.

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:49 pm
by Lieutenant Dan
Wooow, that's a lot of dough.

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:57 pm
by Doombrain
All hale Microsoft

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:04 pm
by Eraser
"to further strengthen the [...] company's culture"

Jesus, now there's a euphemism if I've ever seen one.

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:41 pm
by Transient
Bobby heads a company teeming with sexists and awash in lawsuits over sexual misconduct. Bill was discovered to be besties with a convicted pedophile and flew on the Lolita Express multiple times. Birds of a feather, eh?

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:55 pm
by raw
Transient wrote:Bobby heads a company teeming with sexists and awash in lawsuits over sexual misconduct. Bill was discovered to be besties with a convicted pedophile and flew on the Lolita Express multiple times. Birds of a feather, eh?
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM9poqem7UQ[/youtube]

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:34 pm
by Eraser
Just read this deal leaves Kotick with 375 million dollar in his pocket

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:15 am
by MKJ
Bring it all to gamepass tx.

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:18 am
by MKJ
He says, while playing classic Doom and Sea of Thieves almost exclusively.

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:37 am
by Don Carlos
MKJ wrote:He says, while playing classic Doom and Sea of Thieves almost exclusively.
No Forza Horizon 5?

Re: Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:37 am
by Don Carlos
Eraser wrote:Just read this deal leaves Kotick with 375 million dollar in his pocket
:(