6 More Game Companies Express Support For Microsoft Activision Deal To The CMA
The CMA has revealed that six more game companies have expressed their support for the Microsoft Activision deal.
As reported by Tom Warren, these represent only a few of several UK based or related game companies who answered the CMA’s call for responses to their investigation of the deal.
We had previously reported that this deal has the support of the UK gaming public, other game companies, and even union organizations. While the reasons and the degree that they support the deal vary, they all believe that the changes the deal will bring will be positive to the industry.
4J Studios identified themselves as a major partner for both Microsoft Game Studios and Mojang AB. While they are well known for porting Minecraft to a wide variety of consoles, including the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, they also worked on the Xbox 360 versions of Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, and Banjo Tooie.
To be clear, 4J has not been acquired by Microsoft to any degree and remains fully independent.
In their words:
“We do not see the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard as anything other than a natural evolution of the industry and it does not give us any cause for concern for our own future opportunities.”
4J also revealed that Microsoft honored their prior agreements with Mojang before their purchase, and that Microsoft did not pressure them to favor their platforms. They were even encouraged to make the “Mario Mash-Up Pack” in Minecraft as a Nintendo exclusive.
The remaining studios have been made anonymous, so we will refer to them as studio a, b, and c.
Studio a is an independent developer who have worked with Sony, Microsoft, and Activision. They made three points to the CMA:
Microsoft has proven themselves
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