DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 months agoMicrosoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionizewww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down11cross-posted to: games
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionizewww.bloomberg.comDeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: games
minus-squareRookwood@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoWait, when did Microsoft buy Blizzard???
minus-squarebig_slap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 months agoreally? it was all over the news as the largest acquisition on the planet for a couple of months last year, lol
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-25 months agoThe following is a non exhaustive list. MSFT owns… ZeniMax: Bethesda (Elder Scrolls, Fallout) id Software (Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake) Arkane (Dishonored) Activision/Blizzard: Blizzard (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo) Treyarch/InfinityWard (Call of Duty) Other Studios (Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Candy Crush) … Rare (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Sea of Thieves) 343 (Halo) The Coalition (Gears of War) Mojang (Minecraft) Ninja Theory (Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Devil May Cry) Playground Games (Forza) Undead Labs (State of Decay) Obsidian Entertainment (KotoR) Full list here: https://www.pcgamer.com/every-game-and-studio-microsoft-now-owns/
minus-squareeth0slash0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months agohttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft
Wait, when did Microsoft buy Blizzard???
really? it was all over the news as the largest acquisition on the planet for a couple of months last year, lol
I too live under a rock
The following is a non exhaustive list.
MSFT owns…
ZeniMax:
Bethesda (Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
id Software (Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake)
Arkane (Dishonored)
Activision/Blizzard:
Blizzard (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo)
Treyarch/InfinityWard (Call of Duty)
Other Studios (Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Candy Crush)
…
Rare (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Sea of Thieves)
343 (Halo)
The Coalition (Gears of War)
Mojang (Minecraft)
Ninja Theory (Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Devil May Cry)
Playground Games (Forza)
Undead Labs (State of Decay)
Obsidian Entertainment (KotoR)
Full list here: https://www.pcgamer.com/every-game-and-studio-microsoft-now-owns/
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft