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    Microsoft com Acivision-Blizzard por 68.7 mil milhões de dólares

    Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion all-cash deal

    With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the largest and fastest-growing form of entertainment. Today, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), a leader in game development and interactive entertainment content publisher. This acquisition will accelerate the growth in Microsoft’s gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud and will provide building blocks for the metaverse.
    Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash. When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from the Activision, Blizzard and King studios like “Warcraft,” “Diablo,” “Overwatch,” “Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush,” in addition to global eSports activities through Major League Gaming. The company has studios around the word with nearly 10,000 employees.
    Bobby Kotick will continue to serve as CEO of Activision Blizzard, and he and his team will maintain their focus on driving efforts to further strengthen the company’s culture and accelerate business growth. Once the deal closes, the Activision Blizzard business will report to Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming.
    “Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment across all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “We’re investing deeply in world-class content, community and the cloud to usher in a new era of gaming that puts players and creators first and makes gaming safe, inclusive and accessible to all.”
    “Players everywhere love Activision Blizzard games, and we believe the creative teams have their best work in front of them,” said Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming. “Together we will build a future where people can play the games they want, virtually anywhere they want.”
    “For more than 30 years our incredibly talented teams have created some of the most successful games,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard. “The combination of Activision Blizzard’s world-class talent and extraordinary franchises with Microsoft’s technology, distribution, access to talent, ambitious vision and shared commitment to gaming and inclusion will help ensure our continued success in an increasingly competitive industry.”
    Mobile is the largest segment in gaming, with nearly 95% of all players globally enjoying games on mobile. Through great teams and great technology, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will empower players to enjoy the most-immersive franchises, like “Halo” and “Warcraft,” virtually anywhere they want. And with games like “Candy Crush,” Activision Blizzard´s mobile business represents a significant presence and opportunity for Microsoft in this fast-growing segment.
    The acquisition also bolsters Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new milestone of over 25 million subscribers. With Activision Blizzard’s nearly 400 million monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises, this acquisition will make Game Pass one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the industry. Upon close, Microsoft will have 30 internal game development studios, along with additional publishing and esports production capabilities.
    The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and completion of regulatory review and Activision Blizzard’s shareholder approval. The deal is expected to close in fiscal year 2023 and will be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share upon close. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

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    All Cash...

    Haja dinheiro.

    Mais um empréstimo bancário que se paga a si mesmo. A Microsoft nem tem de tirar dinheiro do bolso.

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    Agora a grande MS só tem de comprar a Take-Two, a EA, a Ubisoft e a CD Project Red. É game over para os japocas

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    Microsoft’s Activision Deal Set to Test Biden’s Antitrust Regime


    Less than three weeks into 2022, President Joe Biden’s antitrust regime is facing its first big test of the year. Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion all-cash takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. brings together two major gaming platforms in a deal that directly affects consumers -- and could also raise grievances among some of the tech giant’s biggest rivals.


    With its $2.3 trillion market valuation, Microsoft hasn’t exactly flown under the radar in Washington. Still, it’s drawn less scrutiny than companies such as Google parent Alphabet Inc. or Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook, which are already in the crosshairs of antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.


    It’s not yet clear whether the FTC or the Justice Department’s antitrust division, which share merger enforcement, would review the Microsoft-Activision transaction. What is clear is that the agreement is likely to get an extensive review, and that both organizations are ready to increase their scrutiny of deals in general: they announced Tuesday a combined effort to toughen merger evaluations, saying a new framework is needed to combat a surge in potentially anticompetitive transactions.


    Continua aqui

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    Não acredito que vá haver entraves. A MS não tem um monopólio no gaming. Apesar de o desejar como qualquer mega corporação. E sinceramente se alguma mega corporação tiver que ter um monopólio que seja a MS. A Google cruzes credo. A Amazon idem aspas.

 

 

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