The immediate consequences of this deal are relatively clear: Microsoft now owns the rights to Activision Blizzard’s entire games library, which includes franchises like Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Diablo, Candy Crush, Warcraft, and more. With this hurdle cleared, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are now planning for a merged future.
It appears the offered concessions effectively addressed the CMA’s initial concerns, contribution to the final decision to approve the acquisition. Read: Ubisoft acquires cloud streaming rights for all Activision Blizzard games The restructured deal substantially addressed the concerns that the CMA had following its original investigation, which concluded earlier this year.”
“The sale of Activision’s cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft will prevent the distribution of important, popular content – including games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft – from coming under the control of Microsoft in relation to cloud gaming.
