Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (January 15 - 21)
Have you heard there was some pretty big video game news this week? You must have been camping out under a PS5 if you don't know that one big company paid a huge amount of money to make another big company its own.
The reactions and fallout to Xbox acquiring Activision Blizzard have been so widespread and plentiful, the stories spun from it could fill this list all on their own. The thing is, some other pretty interesting stuff has been happening in the shadow of a $70 billion video game deal. If you have been consumed by the acquisition and you don't know what else has happened this week, we've got you covered, but first thing's first.
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Microsoft has bought Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The deal is so massive it will take more than a year to complete, but the wheels are very much in motion and people are already starting to panic. Mostly Call Of Duty-playing PlayStation owners. Both Xbox and Activision have assured that contractual agreements will be honored, which means none of the studio's titles will become consoles exclusives just yet. As for what the distant future holds is anyone's guess. There's also confusion over the future of Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick. Initial reports indicated he would remain in his role despite the takeover, which kind of defeats the point of new leadership. However, conflicting reports hint that eventually, he'll be gone.
At the same time as Xbox revealed it had agreed a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, it also revealed to the world that Game Pass now has more than 25 million subscribers. A huge number and further proof that the platform continues to do right by its users. More games were added to
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