Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B. Officially confirmed. Bobby Kotick leaving MS on 29th Dec.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by rinks » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:40 pm

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Photek » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:51 pm

:lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Herdanos » Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:05 pm

Sony too busy buying Bob Dylan songs

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Monkey Man » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:38 pm

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Buffalo » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:51 pm

lol

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Photek » Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:02 am

That explains the Spencer tweet then, next 2 Mainline CoDs are going to PS and a Warzone reboot … after that however…

Also I wonder if CoD this year launches into GP, any deal made would essentially be MS paying itself… :lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by jawa_ » Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:36 am

Yeah, as with the Bethesda deal any existing contracts will be met but after that... cheerio, PlayStation! I'd imagine that Sony would look to create it's own new FPS "blockbuster"; or try and buy it in.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Herdanos » Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:58 am

Sony to buy TimeSplitters and market it like an AAA title

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by SEP » Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:29 am

Herdanos wrote:Sony to buy TimeSplitters and market it like an AAA title


Or for a more direct competitor, they could buy Medal of Honor.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Photek » Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:36 am

SEP wrote:
Herdanos wrote:Sony to buy TimeSplitters and market it like an AAA title


Or for a more direct competitor, they could buy Medal of Honor.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Tomous » Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:39 am

They could bring Killzone back

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Dual » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:04 am

Or Resistance :wub:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by BID0 » Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:47 am

MAG :cry:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by The Alchemist Penguin » Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:16 am

Herdanos wrote:Sony to buy TimeSplitters and market it like an AAA title


The real reason Phil purchased Activision was to force Sony to reboot TimeSplitters. What a hero.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by rinks » Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:27 am

I didn’t know that TimeSplitters is now owned by Koch Media (Deep Silver).

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Victor Mildew » Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:28 am

They should make TimeBananaSplitters, featuring characters based on our forum members.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Peter Crisp » Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:59 pm

Victor Mildew wrote:They should make TimeBananaSplitters, featuring characters based on our forum members.


If I'm not a medic I'm going to be strawberry floating furious :cry: .

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Herdanos » Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:06 pm

Peter Crisp wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:They should make TimeBananaSplitters, featuring characters based on our forum members.


If I'm not a medic I'm going to be strawberry floating furious :cry: .

You will be Peter Crispin.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by OrangeRKN » Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:35 pm

Herdanos wrote:Sony to buy TimeSplitters and market it like an AAA title


rinks wrote:I didn’t know that TimeSplitters is now owned by Koch Media (Deep Silver).


They have already announced plans to bring back TimeSplitters: t:timesplitters-will-return-free-radical-design---deep-silver

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Peter Crisp » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:53 pm

Herdanos wrote:
Peter Crisp wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:They should make TimeBananaSplitters, featuring characters based on our forum members.


If I'm not a medic I'm going to be strawberry floating furious :cry: .

You will be Peter Crispin.


Erm, I'm missing something really obvious here aren't I :shifty: .

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