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I'm just glad Activision doesn't get paid out. What a terrible company it has become. Really wish they never acquired Blizzard.

• javajosh 3y ago
  And what a strange end for the mighty Blizzard. I wonder what the owners of Blizzard thought would happen when they sold in 2008. I bet it even mattered to them at that time, at least a little.
  • nottorp 3y ago
    Did it? I don't think Blizzard has ever been in financial trouble, so they sold it just for more money. And we all know the old Blizzard is completely dead now.
  • segasaturn 3y ago
    Yeah Blizzard is doomed because of this block. Activision doesn't give a rip about Blizzard's IPs (there's a running joke in the StarCraft 2 community that the game is being maintained by a single unpaid intern). Sad day especially for the StarCraft 2 community who were hopeful about the acquisition saving their beloved series.
  • slavik81 3y ago
    In 2008, Blizzard was owned by Vivendi Universal, which is a giant conglomerate that owns a seemingly random assortment of media properties. Vivendi has gone through so many mergers, acquisitions and divestitures over the years that I find it hard to imagine them having a sentimental attachment to a particular business unit. Blizzard has pretty much always just been one part of a larger organization. It was sold in the 90s.
• mattferderer 3y ago
  This might be a bad time to tell you that they might be getting paid out in terms of $2.5 - 3 billion for the deal falling through.