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ACTIVISION ACQUIRED

O The completed deal not only includes precious brands like , , , and , but a number of subsidiary studios. Beenox, Demon Ware, Digital Legends, High Moon Studios, Infinity Ward, King, Major League Gaming, Radical Entertainment, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Toys For Bob and Treyarch all now fall under the Microsoft umbrella, and join earlier acquisition Zenimax Media, which owned Arkane, id Software, MachineGames and Tango Gameworks. That’s an impressive amount of talent and between them they’re responsible for some truly fantastic modern franchises. King is also a big deal, thanks to its huge success in the mobile and , which generate huge amounts of revenue.

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