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With the news that Microsoft has purchased Activision Blizzard, many fans are wondering nigh the scope of the transaction. While final year's Bethesda acquisition seemed huge at the time, the Activision Blizzard deal dwarfs it in terms of price. Where purchasing Bethesda price Microsoft $seven.v billion, the Activision Blizzard purchase will come up at a reported $lxx billion.

Although blockbuster titles like Call of Duty, Processed Crush, and World of Warcraft may be obvious parts of the acquisition, at that place are plenty of smaller franchises involved in the deal as well. Microsoft is purchasing the likes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Phantasmagoria, and even one-time Sony mainstays Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. A good number of the franchises, like Guitar Hero, have also gone quite some fourth dimension without entries, though it remains to exist seen whether that changes as they go forward under Microsoft's leadership.

The full list of franchises included in the conquering is below:

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