Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chairman of the Public Investment Fundphoto: Agency Anadolu (Getty Images) It is reported by multiple outlets that ESL, one of the oldest and largest eSports companies in the world, has been purchased 1 billion dollars by Savvy Gaming, an esports investment company backed by the wealthy and controversial Saudi Arabian ...
It’s been less than 24 hours since Microsoft announced its acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion. Without a doubt, this will be one of the biggest deals the gaming industry has ever seen, and the world is still in shock, if not the biggest. That’s a lot of money already, but until ...
news business Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard: Xbox, soon the almighty master of video games? Published on 01/19/2022 at 07:05 It’s unprecedented. Without warning and following the Wall Street Journal leaks, Microsoft has just announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard (World of Warcraft, Call of Duty) for a record $69 billion. Pending the completion of the ...
Microsoft buys off-peak industry titan Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion Stop the presses. It’s only been two weeks since 2022 began and it already seems to have arrived. one of the novelties of the year. This afternoon, Microsoft announces acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Some figures at first sight stratospheric, in ...
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard – the makers of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, and many other popular video game franchises – for a reported $68.7 billion. The move comes amid rising tensions between Activision Blizzard executives and workers trying to form a union. Organizers say that ...
There are deals that change history forever. And at least in the gaming world, such a deal has just taken place: Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard – for a whopping $68.7 billion. That’s about as much money as you have to spend in FIFA 22 to dust off all Ultimate Team cards. But Microsoft really ...
In early January, brands and companies in Japan are temporarily selling fukubukuro. These fukubukuro are surprise bags, the contents of which can sometimes be worth much more than their retail price. Among the brands that join this tradition each year is a famous Japanese retrogaming shop familiar to collectors and nostalgic gamblers. In Japan, a ...
One of the best known features of Tencent is your ability to buy and invest in different companies. The Chinese company is one of the most important in the industry, thanks to fantasy works or for getting Sumo Digital. Now, Tencent has announced that Turtle Rock Studios becomes his property. We are talking about the ...
2021 has been very important for Sony in terms of acquisitions. In fact, there is no other year in which the Japanese company has opened the portfolio in so many acquisitions. However, if you thought that the purchase of Bluepoint Games was the last of the year, you were very wrong. PlayStation surprised us this ...
We love movements in the industry, usually being unexpected signings or relationships that are coming that will end in marriage. While Microsoft hit the pitch by signing Bethesda to the cause, Sony has done this year with Bluepoint, Housemarque or Nixxes Software. Now it is the turn of Valkyrie Entertainment, a fairly unknown developer who ...
