Activision Blizzard
A major global video game publisher whose portfolio includes well-known intellectual properties such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, and World of Warcraft. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 2023 for approximately 68.7 billion USD.
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Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the largest merger and acquisition in gaming history.
Microsoft announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in 2022.
Following the completion of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios expanded significantly in scale.
Raven Software's QA testers successfully formed a union in 2022, becoming the first officially recognized union under Activision Blizzard.
CODE-CWA has helped game studios under Activision Blizzard, the technology department of The New York Times, Kickstarter, Glitch, and digital teams at media organizations such as NPR form unions.
Microsoft has acquired studios including Bethesda and Activision Blizzard through acquisitions.
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Microsoft simultaneously holds three major pillars: a first-party game studio portfolio (including Bethesda, Activision Blizzard, etc.), Azure cloud infrastructure, and the Xbox hardware ecosystem.
65%UnverifiedMicrosoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is the largest merger and acquisition in gaming history.
50%UnverifiedMicrosoft announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in 2022.
50%UnverifiedFollowing the completion of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios expanded significantly in scale.
50%UnverifiedCODE-CWA has helped game studios under Activision Blizzard, the technology department of The New York Times, Kickstarter, Glitch, and digital teams at media organizations such as NPR form unions.
50%UnverifiedMicrosoft has acquired studios including Bethesda and Activision Blizzard through acquisitions.
50%UnverifiedRaven Software's QA testers successfully formed a union in 2022, becoming the first officially recognized union under Activision Blizzard.
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