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With the news that Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard, many fans are wondering well-nigh the telescopic of the transaction. While last twelvemonth's Bethesda acquisition seemed huge at the time, the Activision Blizzard deal dwarfs it in terms of toll. Where purchasing Bethesda cost Microsoft $seven.v billion, the Activision Blizzard buy volition come at a reported $70 billion.

Although blockbuster titles like Call of Duty, Candy Crush, and World of Warcraft may be obvious parts of the acquisition, at that place are plenty of smaller franchises involved in the deal likewise. Microsoft is purchasing the likes of Tony Hawk'due south Pro Skater, Phantasmagoria, and even former Sony mainstays Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. A good number of the franchises, like Guitar Hero, take besides gone quite some time without entries, though it remains to exist seen whether that changes equally they go forward under Microsoft'southward leadership.

The total listing of franchises included in the acquisition is below:

  • Blur
  • Caesar
  • Call of Duty
  • Candy Crush
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Diablo
  • DJ Hero
  • Empire World
  • Gabriel Knight
  • Geometry Wars
  • Guitar Hero
  • Gun
  • Hearthstone
  • Heroes of the Storm
  • Hexen
  • Interstate '76
  • Rex's Quest
  • Laura Bow Mysteries
  • The Lost Vikings
  • Overwatch
  • Phantasmagoria
  • Pitfall
  • Law Quest
  • Prototype
  • Quest for Glory
  • Singularity
  • Skylanders
  • Solider of Fortune
  • Infinite Quest
  • Spyro the Dragon
  • StarCraft
  • Tenchu
  • TimeShift
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
  • Truthful Crime
  • World of Warcraft
  • Zork