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Microsoft buys Activision-Blizzard - The Genesis of a Monopoly?
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Guest: Jonathan Leo, Content Director, Kakuchopurei.com
First, it was Bethesda for $7.5 billion, and now, it’s the deeply troubled Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion - Microsoft is going on a shopping spree in this latest generation of console war, adding on more games to its Game Pass library and consolidating its influence left, right and center. But is this good for the gaming industry, as Microsoft heads closer to a monopoly? And will they be able to fix the ongoing problems that’s currently plaguing Activision-Blizzard? We react to this enormous news.
Image Credit: Sergei Elagin, Shutterstock.com
Presenter: Daryl Ong, Dashran Yohan, Haniff Baharudin
Producer: Haniff Baharudin, Othniel Ting, Daryl Ong, Ali Johan
Phil Spencer
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Microsoft buys Activision-Blizzard - The Genesis of a Monopoly?
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21:00, 24 Jan 2022
Guest: Jonathan Leo, Content Director, Kakuchopurei.com
First, it was Bethesda for $7.5 billion, and now, it’s the deeply troubled Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion - Microsoft is going on a shopping spree in this latest generation of console war, adding on more games to its Game Pass library and consolidating its influence left, right and center. But is this good for the gaming industry, as Microsoft heads closer to a monopoly? And will they be able to fix the ongoing problems that’s currently plaguing Activision-Blizzard? We react to this enormous news.
Image Credit: Sergei Elagin, Shutterstock.com
Presenter: Daryl Ong, Dashran Yohan, Haniff Baharudin
Producer: Haniff Baharudin, Othniel Ting, Daryl Ong, Ali Johan
Phil Spencer
Exclusives
Halo Infinite
ggwp
activision-blizzard
microsoft
video games
call of duty
monopoly
world of warcraft
diablo 4
tony hawk
ea
battlefield 2042
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