What’s Next for Microsoft After Acquiring Activision Blizzard?

Real Time Strategy

Microsoft has officially closed its Activision Blizzard acquisition, so what does that mean for Xbox? Kaitlyn and Sam discuss the largest gaming acquisition ever and what to expect from it on this week’s episode, as well as rumors of Disney making a major gaming acquisition and John Riccitiello stepping down as Unity’s CEO.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro (Our Halloween Costume Plans)

00:14:19 – Microsoft Closes Activision Blizzard Deal

00:20:37 – Will Microsoft Make Any Games Exclusive?

00:29:40 – Call of Duty on Game Pass?

00:35:37 – Xbox’s Mobile Plans

00:40:14 – Xbox’s Cloud Gaming Future

00:45:34 – Disney Looking to Purchase EA?

01:01:10 – Unity CEO Steps Down

01:12:42 – Outro

Stories/videos we discussed:

Game Maker’s Toolkit – A puzzle game where you decipher languages (Chants of Sennaar)

The Verge – Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox

Bloomberg – Has Bob Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis

Polygon – Unity CEO out following widely criticized pricing model update

Polygon – Unity walks back some of its widely criticized pricing updates

GamesIndustry.biz – Unity's crisis is much bigger than John Riccitiello

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