[412-code-talk] Gaming in 2022

[Mark Rauterkus]

The Gaming Industry’s Wild Ride

The video game industry was taken by storm in January when *Microsoft*
announced
plans to acquire <https://fos.cmail19.com/t/t-l-fgirjd-jlhdtrtre-td/> “Call
of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” owner *Activision Blizzard* in a deal
valued at* $68.7 billion*.

The acquisition would make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company by
revenue, but the deal could collapse amid regulatory scrutiny.

   - The *Federal Trade Commission has sued* to block
   <https://fos.cmail19.com/t/t-l-fgirjd-jlhdtrtre-th/> Microsoft’s
   acquisition of Activision, saying the sale would give Microsoft “both the
   means and motive to harm competition.”
   - On Wednesday, the tech giant filed
   <https://fos.cmail19.com/t/t-l-fgirjd-jlhdtrtre-tk/> a response to the
   suit arguing that its presence within the mobile gaming market is minimal
   and that blocking the deal would be unconstitutional.

The deal is also under regulatory scrutiny in the U.K., Australia, and the
European Union.

Microsoft and Activision weren’t the only gaming giants
<https://fos.cmail19.com/t/t-l-fgirjd-jlhdtrtre-tu/> coming together in
2022. In January, *Sony agreed to acquire Bungie* — the original creator of
“Halo” — for $3.6 billion.
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Mark Rauterkus       Mark at Rauterkus.com
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