A look back at everything that’s happened over the last year.
The deal wasfirst announced back in 2022, but it was not a simple process.
Finally, on 13th October 2023,the deal was signed off.
Much has changed in the 12 months since.
Tango Gameworks has since beenacquired by PUBG publisher Krafton.
Tango Gameworks had asix-month old build of a Hi-Fi Rush sequelat the time of this acquisition.
More recently, last monthMicrosoft laid off a further 650 Xbox staff.
This time, it said no games had been cancelled.
In February, Microsoft confirmed it would be bringingfour previously Xbox-exclusive first-party titles to PlayStation 5 and Switch.
Pentiment, Grounded and Hi-Fi Rush all also arrived on additional platforms, having once been Xbox console exclusives.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 thenjoined Game Pass in July.
Anumber of leadership changes have also been announced within Microsoftsince it acquired Activision Blizzard.
Meanwhile,controversial Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick departed the companyat the end of December.
However, at this time, the company also said Xbox console sales had taken another massive hit.
As for the future,Microsoft is still working on its own web-based Xbox mobile game store.
One year later, what do you think of Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard?
