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Activision Blizzard has been seriously mismanaged. They have very nice IP and a fanbase that is still somewhat loyal because of the glories of the past, but Mic

Activision Blizzard has been seriously mismanaged. They have very nice IP and a fanbase that is still somewhat loyal because of the glories of the past, but Microsoft would need to revitalize the management and the creativity. - Overwatch hit the ground running to massive success, but hasn't materialized Overwatch 2 and has stagnated. - Warcraft III Reforged is a total disaster and abandoned. - WoW has a wide following of people in its vanilla form (i.e. taking things awy from what it has become), and the extensions aren't bringing a lot of value. There is speculation on whether it has hit its peak and is in decline. - The Starcraft Remaster is basically the same game but with a bit nicer graphics. - Diablo 3 seems to have done well. I do hope it gets revitalized and the IP gets new life with better management, but Blizzard has been struggling.

shadowgovt 5y ago
The conspiracy theorist in me suspects this acquisition is a way for a disgraced ownership and upper-level management to golden-parachute out of the company without having to just quit. Simply quitting would be seen as a sign of failure and would leave a lot of their performance-based compensation behind... But getting bought, that's a different story.
- airstrike 5y ago
  Why would Microsoft want to participate in that scheme, though?
  - shadowgovt 5y ago
    To gain control of another game studio with a stable of popular franchises.
birdyrooster 5y ago
lol how was the Diablo 2 re-release. Seriously has been upsetting to watch their fall.
pram 5y ago
Theres no speculation on WoW, it has been dying since Cataclysm which was released a decade ago.
ThatPlayer 5y ago
>The Starcraft Remaster is basically the same game but with a bit nicer graphics. At least with that, I think that's exactly what the audience wanted. Anyone who wanted a different (and mechanically easier) game has Starcraft II.

shadowgovt 5y ago

The conspiracy theorist in me suspects this acquisition is a way for a disgraced ownership and upper-level management to golden-parachute out of the company without having to just quit. Simply quitting would be seen as a sign of failure and would leave a lot of their performance-based compensation behind... But getting bought, that's a different story.

airstrike 5y ago
Why would Microsoft want to participate in that scheme, though?
- shadowgovt 5y ago
  To gain control of another game studio with a stable of popular franchises.

birdyrooster 5y ago

lol how was the Diablo 2 re-release. Seriously has been upsetting to watch their fall.

pram 5y ago

Theres no speculation on WoW, it has been dying since Cataclysm which was released a decade ago.

ThatPlayer 5y ago

>The Starcraft Remaster is basically the same game but with a bit nicer graphics. At least with that, I think that's exactly what the audience wanted. Anyone who wanted a different (and mechanically easier) game has Starcraft II.