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There was only one real story this week in video game news and that of course was the acquisition of Blizzard/Activision by Microsoft for 69 billion freaking dollars. We'll talk about what this means for the gaming industry and what we hope comes from this purchase on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.
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Show Notes
The skinny - Initial thoughts
https://www.axios.com/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-c2e1fe64-c5f8-4c77-bfa6-2893668ad173.html
What does Microsoft get
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/list-heres-every-activision-blizzard-ip-xbox-now-owns-including-crash-bandicoot-and-guitar-hero/
What does this mean for other companies
https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/24/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-wont-hurt-sony/
What about the lawsuit
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/microsoft-deal-throws-obstacles-in-path-of-activision-organizers
https://www.polygon.com/22889580/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-bobby-kotick
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JAM 75: No, YOU'RE a Hanzo Main! (ft. TVsTravis)
JAM 74: Don't Jump Off Roofs
JAM 73: The Great Assassin's Creed Debate
JAM 72: Are MMO's Dead?
JAM 71: Yank Those Weeds
JAM 70: New Controller, Who Dis?
JAM 69: The Scary Easter Bunny
JAM 68: The Fall of GameStop?
JAM 67: Deserted Islands Are Fun
JAM 66: COVID Operations
JAM 65: Salty JayDimes
JAM 64: Skeletal Trolling
JAM 63: To Pay or Play to Win? That is the Question...
JAM 62: The Predictable Logo
JAM 61: Copycat Switch
JAM 60: End of a Decade!
JAM 59: The Game Awards 2019 Recap
JAM 58: All Bets Are Off!
JAM 57: To Stadia, or Not To Stadia?
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