Activision Blizzard
Every game and studio that will become part of Microsoft after the Activision Blizzard deal
Xbox now has a green light on the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, so it’s time to take a look at all of the games and series that will now belong to Microsoft.
It seems that at last, the biggest drama in the industry has ended. Microsoft has won the lawsuit presented by the FTC and now has the green light to buy Activision Blizzard. Even the CMA now seems to be open for business in the UK. The situation begins to smile at Phil Spencer and his team, who finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and once again allow themselves to dream of seeing Activision games and series within the Xbox family. Because after months of confrontations with Sony, cross statements, and setbacks, we had almost forgotten about everything at stake with this purchase, which is not exactly tiny. And to refresh your memory, today we will do a quick inventory that gives us perspective about the importance of such a move.
All Activision Blizzard games and series
Pay attention to the spectacular repertoire of IP (intellectual properties) that Activision Blizzard owns today. By becoming part of the Xbox family, Microsoft would take over games and series 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 that would 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 group in charge of the CoD series.
- Toys for Bob, from Novato (California, United States), also responsible for Crash Bandicoot.
- Treyarch, from Santa Monica (California, United States), the fourth team to work on Call of Duty.
- Blizzard Entertainment, from Irvine (California, United States), Crown jewel of the deal, the parents of Diablo, Overwatch, WoW, etc.
- King, from Stockholm (Sweden), the creator and manager of the Candy Crush phenomenon.
