67 - Microsoft Acquires Activision

An emergency pod had to be called as Microsoft agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard for almost 70 billion US dollars. 

Spartan 117 (Andy) and Armoured Warrior (Isaac) talk about how big of a deal this is and what this could mean for the games industry. 

TIMESTAMPS 

00:00 - Preview

00:51 - Intro

01:26 - First thoughts on deal

03:10 - Details of the acquisition

06:06 - Activision Blizzard controversy

14:04 - Sony expects Activision games on their consoles

20:06 - Do you fear a monopoly?

28:50 - What remakes would you like to see?

36:47 - Do you see World of Warcraft (WOW) on Game Pass?

38:00 - Who would you like to see Microsoft acquire next?

39:45 - What was the last good Sonic game?

40:42 - Phil Spencer says PS Spartacus is inevitable and trusts Sony & Nintendo

53:16 - The effect this deal may have on the indie scene

01:06:00 - Could PS Plus better showcase indie games?

01:07:00 - Recap

01:07:40 - Meme talk

01:11:34 - Outro 

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