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Every Activision Blizzard franchise that now belongs to Microsoft after the acquisition
Xbox is finally able to buy Activision Blizzard, so let’s take a look at exactly what it is that they are buying. Here’s every single game franchise and studio they now own.
It’s finally over. Microsoft can now complete the purchase of Activision Blizzard. Life begins to smile again at Phil Spencer, with the goal line just in view, and many Activision games and franchises within the Xbox family. After months of confrontations with international courts (and Sony), exchanges of statements, and setbacks, we had almost forgotten everything that is at stake with this purchase, which is not exactly small. And to refresh your memory, today we are going to do a quick inventory to give us perspective on the importance of such a move.
All Activision Blizzard games and franchises
Pay attention to the spectacular IP repertoire that Activision Blizzard currently owns. By becoming part of the Xbox family, Microsoft would take over games and franchises like Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Tony Hawk, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush, among many others.
- Blur
- Caesar
- Call of Duty
- Candy Crush
- Crash Bandicoot
- Diablo
- DJ Hero
- Empire Earth
- Gabriel Knight
- Geometry Wars
- Guitar Hero
- Gun
- Hearthstone
- Heroes of the Storm
- Hexen
- Interstate ‘76
- King’s Quest
- Laura Bow Mysteries
- The Lost Vikings
- Overwatch
- Phantasmagoria
- Pitfall
- Police Quest
- Prototype
- Quest for Glory
- Singularity
- Skylanders
- Solider of Fortune
- Space Quest
- Spyro the Dragon
- StarCraft
- Tenchu
- TimeShift
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
- True Crime
- World of Warcraft
- Zork
All Activision Blizzard studios
And these are the internal Activision Blizzard developers who become part of Xbox Game Studios:
- Beenox, from Quebec (Canada), responsible for Crash Bandicoot.
- Demonware, from Dublin (Ireland), support team.
- High Moon Studios, from Carlsbad (California), a support team that has done several Transformers titles.
- Infinity Ward, from Woodland Hills (California, United States), responsible for Call of Duty.
- Raven Software, from Middleton (Wisconsin, United States), the second studio in charge of Call of Duty.
- Sledgehammer Games, from Foster City (California, United States), the third person responsible for the CoD saga.
- Toys for Bob, from Novato (California, United States), also responsible for Crash Bandicoot.
- Treyarch, from Santa Monica (California, United States), the fourth team working on Call of Duty.
- Blizzard Entertainment, from Irvine (California, United States),Crown jewel, the parents of Diablo, Overwatch, WoW, etc.
- King, from Stockholm (Sweden), the architects and managers of the Candy Crush phenomenon.