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The proposed acquisition is not for "1 studio" but for the entire Activision-Blizzard-King holding company which owns some of the biggest IPs in both the tradit
by shlubbert 3y ago
The proposed acquisition is not for "1 studio" but for the entire Activision-Blizzard-King holding company which owns some of the biggest IPs in both the traditional and mobile gaming space, coming just after Microsoft acquired another huge publisher (Zenimax/Bethesda).
- hospitalJail 3y agoOh noes, guess I'll have to play a different game. Seriously, IP is not something to worship. There is infinity entertainment. The only thing negative are the people who can't shake loyalty to IP.
- shlubbert 3y agoWell, good luck with your campaign to sway the entire gaming market and change fundamental human behavior.
- hospitalJail 3y agoIf the monopoly is that bad, the market will sway. But we may already be seeing what you describe with mobile/web/app games and the surge of steam indie games. Making video games is easier than drilling for oil, and yet there was never an oil monopoly.