Xbox CEO Phil Spencer wants to revitalize past Activision games

Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard, a gaming publisher known for franchises like Call of Duty, Candy Crush and World of Warcraft. In an interview with the Washington Post, CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer talked about how he wants Xbox to revive older games, with Activision having a long library of IP that haven’t been used as the company pivoted every internal studio to work on Call of Duty.

“We’re hoping that we’ll be able to work with them when the deal closes to make sure we have resources to work on franchises that I love from my childhood and that the teams really want to get,” Spencer said. “I’m looking forward to these conversations. I really think it’s about adding resources and increasing capability.

Microsoft agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard for Xbox in a deal worth almost $70 billion. The deal is currently expected to close at some point by June 2023. When the deal closes, Activision Blizzard will join Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks as the third publisher in the Xbox first-party group, which will consist of well over 30 game development studios.

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