[Kabar Data] Microsoft’s Excellence in the Game World After Buying Activision Blizzard

KOMPAS.com – Microsoft recently acquired the company video game famous Activision Blizzard with a fantastic transaction nominal.

Launch Wall Street Journal, Microsoft spent at least 68.7 billion US dollars or around Rp. 986 trillion to buy Activision Blizzard.

Through this transaction, Microsoft officially becomes the owner of famous games made by Activision Blizzard such as:

• Call of Duty
• Warcraft
• Candy Crush
• Tony Hawk
• Diablo
• Overwatch
• Spyro
• Hearthstone
• Guitar Hero
• Crash Bandicoot
• Starcraft

Phil Spencer, bos XBox (Microsoft game console) confirmed this purchase via its Twitter account, Tuesday (18/1/2022).

“As we extend the excitement and community of gaming to everyone, we are excited to welcome the fantastic team and iconic franchise of Activision Blizzard to Teams. Xbox, “Spencer wrote.

As we extend the joy and community of gaming to everyone, we are incredibly excited to welcome the fantastic teams and iconic franchises of Activision Blizzard to Team Xbox https://t.co/DVrgYS8ssB

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 18, 2022

With the purchase of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is predicted to become even more powerful in the field video game.

Moreover, Microsoft has purchased a number of third-party manufacturers game, which established itself as publisher biggest game in the world.

Here are ten companies game with market capitalization largest to date, not counting Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard:

Microsoft’s list of game studios

The acquisition of Activision Blizzard adds to a long list of leading game studios that Microsoft has purchased to strengthen their business in the video game space.

Previously, Microsoft had bought ZeniMax Media in 2020 with a transaction value of 7.5 billion US dollars or around Rp. 107,700,000,000,000,000.

ZeniMax is the parent of several studios game leading companies, one of which Bethesda Game Studios is working on franchise famous like The Elder Scrolls.

Launch PC Gamer, here’s a list of studios that Microsoft currently owns, along with game popular in the market.

1. ZeniMax Media

Studio: Bethesda Game Studios, ZeniMax Online Studios, id Software, Arkane Studios, Machine Games, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, dan Roundhouse Studios

Game: The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, Dishonored, The Evil Within

2. Activision Blizzard

Studio: Blizzard, Treyarch, Infinity Ward, High Moon Studios, Toys for Bob, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Beenox, Radical Entertainment, dan Vicarious Visions

Game: Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, StarCraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Guitar Hero, Skylanders, Spyro the Dragon

3. Rare

Game: GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Viva Pinata, Sea of Thieves, dan Battletoads

4. 343 Industries

Game: Halo

5. The Coalition

Game: Gears of War

6. Mojang

Game: Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons

7. Ninja Theory

Game: Heavenly Sword, DmC: Devil May Cry, Disney Infinity, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

8. Playground Games

Game: Forza Horizon, Forza Motorsport

9. Undead Labs

Game: State of Decay

10. Compulsion Games

Game: Contrast and We Happy Few

11. Obsidian Entertainment

Game: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Pillars of Eternity, The Outer Worlds, Grounded

12. InXile Entertainment

Game: Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Wasteland 3

13. Double Fine

Game: Psychonauts, Broken Age, Brütal Legend, Costume Quest, Grim Fandango Remastered

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