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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
JAM 36: E3 2019 - Square Enix & Bethesda
JAM 35: E3 2019 - Nintendo & Ubisoft
JAM 34: Avengers Endgame SPOILERCAST!!!
JAM 33: Alex's European Adventure
JAM 32: Don't Lick My Loot Box
JAM 31: Why So Sour?
JAM 30: An Epic Conspiracy, Nintendo VR, and Stadia (ft. Bill from Run Jump Stomp)
JAM 29: Switch Models & The Internet!
JAM 28: Snoop Dogg, Sexy DDR Time, and Old Consoles
JAM 27: Collegiate Gaming, Ugly Controllers, and WoW Patches... Oh my!!!
JAM 26: Nintendo is Killing It!
JAM 25: Blizzard Layoffs
JAM 24: Violent Taxation
JAM 23: We Feel Old
JAM 22: GLAAD Awards & Video Games
JAM 21: Star Wars & EA - Future of the Video Game Franchise
JAM 20: Video Game Divorces
JAM 19: Open World Games in 2019
JAM 18: 2018 Recap
JAM 17: Video Game Awards '18
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