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What’s Next for Microsoft After Acquiring Activision Blizzard?
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Microsoft has officially closed its Activision Blizzard acquisition, so what does that mean for Xbox? Kaitlyn and Sam discuss the largest gaming acquisition ever and what to expect from it on this week’s episode, as well as rumors of Disney making a major gaming acquisition and John Riccitiello stepping down as Unity’s CEO.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro (Our Halloween Costume Plans)
00:14:19 – Microsoft Closes Activision Blizzard Deal
00:20:37 – Will Microsoft Make Any Games Exclusive?
00:29:40 – Call of Duty on Game Pass?
00:35:37 – Xbox’s Mobile Plans
00:40:14 – Xbox’s Cloud Gaming Future
00:45:34 – Disney Looking to Purchase EA?
01:01:10 – Unity CEO Steps Down
01:12:42 – Outro
Stories/videos we discussed:
Game Maker’s Toolkit – A puzzle game where you decipher languages (Chants of Sennaar)
The Verge – Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox
Bloomberg – Has Bob Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis
Polygon – Unity CEO out following widely criticized pricing model update
Polygon – Unity walks back some of its widely criticized pricing updates
GamesIndustry.biz – Unity's crisis is much bigger than John Riccitiello
Follow the podcast on Twitter and YouTube @RealTimeStrats, and email us questions at podcast@triplepointpr.com.
86 episoade
Manage episode 380240991 series 3009599
Microsoft has officially closed its Activision Blizzard acquisition, so what does that mean for Xbox? Kaitlyn and Sam discuss the largest gaming acquisition ever and what to expect from it on this week’s episode, as well as rumors of Disney making a major gaming acquisition and John Riccitiello stepping down as Unity’s CEO.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro (Our Halloween Costume Plans)
00:14:19 – Microsoft Closes Activision Blizzard Deal
00:20:37 – Will Microsoft Make Any Games Exclusive?
00:29:40 – Call of Duty on Game Pass?
00:35:37 – Xbox’s Mobile Plans
00:40:14 – Xbox’s Cloud Gaming Future
00:45:34 – Disney Looking to Purchase EA?
01:01:10 – Unity CEO Steps Down
01:12:42 – Outro
Stories/videos we discussed:
Game Maker’s Toolkit – A puzzle game where you decipher languages (Chants of Sennaar)
The Verge – Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox
Bloomberg – Has Bob Iger Lost the Magic? Inside Disney CEO’s Billion-Dollar Crisis
Polygon – Unity CEO out following widely criticized pricing model update
Polygon – Unity walks back some of its widely criticized pricing updates
GamesIndustry.biz – Unity's crisis is much bigger than John Riccitiello
Follow the podcast on Twitter and YouTube @RealTimeStrats, and email us questions at podcast@triplepointpr.com.
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