Sony, your first statement after the Activision Blizzard purchase is good news? I’m so proud! So much, that I’ll keep my usual anti-corporate tom-foolery to a minimum… If I can help it.

“We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform” – Sony spokesperson via Wallstreet Journal post.

In addition, Activision claimed no current games will be removed from their platforms (as was the case with Microsoft’s acquisitions of Minecraft and Bethesda via ZeniMax). And let’s be honest, chances of content getting removed are about as low as a contortionist playing limbo… As in limbo, not to be confused with limbo, you see…

Damnit, now I can’t stop thinking about what a contortionist gamer would look like! I’d pay good money to see a cirque du soleil gymnast play Mario Kart with her toes reaching over her back.

It’s not all sunshine and rainbow-flavored orgasms though! Since Microsoft’s acquisition, various Bethesda games still in development at time of purchase have now been routed to PC and Xbox exclusives. These titles include Redfall, Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6. This is combined with reports that Microsoft is moving to compete with companies larger than Sony like Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple. Possibly even rising to become the Disney of the gaming industry.

But hey, it’s not all plot-twistingly bad news either! Call of Duty is 100% confirmed to avoid Microsoft exclusivity, albeit in large part due to not wanting to miss out on that Dorito and Mountain Dew greenback… And I guess maintaining a good corporate relationship too. I know corporations aren’t your friends, but the little Humphrey Bogart on my shoulder’s telling me a beautiful friendship may be starting with Sony and Microsoft.

“I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.” – Phil Spencer.

In similar news, Ghostwire Tokyo, a HD action FPS for PS5 (God, that’s a lot of acronyms) will be coming to multiple platforms this 2022!

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Cities. I’m hustling and bustling while bussy be bussin. “Daaaamn, Barbie“!

“I’m Lottie, please take me… Wait, wha- NO! Not like that, pervert”!

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Oh, Bobby Kotick. Bobbert Kotique. Boobie Kocktick. Soon-to-be former Blizzard CEO! It seems our whirlwind parasocial romance of venomous mockery is coming to a close. Now that Microsoft has bought out Activision Blizzard (click here for our breakdown on that chestnut), I probably won’t be able to keep taking the mick out of you unless you decided to build up a new company from the ground-up… But, as much as I hate to admit it, the desire to reduce your chances of harassing others in the gaming industry somewhat outweigh my desire to monetize the act of reading your soul to filth!

So, for possibly the last time ever: I offer onto you, dear reader, that one “Bobbert Kotique” meme I made in an attempt to make that running gag a thing outside of my blogs!

That’s enough heart-bleeding for one day, back to the news: The Wallstreet Journal has confirmed that Bobby Kotick WILL be stepping down from Activision Blizzard once the acquisition deal with Microsoft has neared it’s completion.

Phil Spencer of Microsoft has also stated Activision Blizzard and Microsoft will ‘continue to operate independently’, until the deal has been completed, then he’ll become the new chief.

All parties involved were unanimous on Bobby Kotick  leaving (took em long enough), but all agreed he should also get a payout of $300 million. GameBizUK over on Twitter shared a post confirming that Kotique’s entitlement to a payout specifically under the circumstances of change of company control had been planed for via prior employee agreement document. It may be more than the man deserves, but at least he’ll definitely be getting the boot!

A Brief Summary: Because on the offhand you made it this far in the blog WITHOUT knowing the Bobby Kotick drama, then you’re probably thinking “why is this angry and surprisingly articulate journalistic black belt so hard on this Bobby fellow? Some of my best friends are bobbies“. To cut a long story short: Activision Blizzard is a famous gaming company and Kotick owned a huge share. A billion sexual harassment lawsuits revealed the horrific treatment of women and people of colour at the company, as well as the Blizzard board’s attempts to cover things up. For more on that, have a butcher’s hook at our past articles.

Bobby Kotick claimed the sexual harassment lawsuits and allegations had ‘nothing to do’ with selling Blizzard to Microsoft… You know, in the same way that the FBI encouraging Martin Luther King’s suicide had “nothing to do” with anything.

In summary: It’s good that we’re seeing major changes here, but remember that even once Activision Blizzard has been bought, this won’t be the end. I encourage you, dear reader, to be as critical and vigilant for harassment and discrimination as I am with regards to Kotick and other major industry figures.

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Bioshock? Collection. Chemstunned? Erection!

“Yer a wizard, Harry“. I’m a what? “Deaf too, I suppose”. You wot?

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