As part of Microsoft’s plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, the software giant has created a Microsoft Gaming division. Phil Spencer, former head of Xbox, will now lead this team as it focuses on gaming across Xbox, PC, mobile, and the cloud. It’s a big promotion for Spencer, described as the Xboss by Xbox fans. Xbox is currently enjoying huge momentum, thanks mainly to Game Pass and a steady stream of acquisitions large and small that, once the Activision Blizzard takeover is complete, will leave Microsoft as the third-largest gaming company in the world (behind Tencent and Sony).

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https://www.pcgamer.com/the-gaming-industry-reacts-to-microsofts-megaton-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889393/microsoft-gaming-ceo-phil-spencer-activision-blizzard-email

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/01/18/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/list-heres-every-activision-blizzard-ip-xbox-now-owns-including-crash-bandicoot-and-guitar-hero/

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