Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionize
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-24/world-of-warcraft-unionizes-growing-foothold-at-microsoft-s-activision-blizzard?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcyMTg0OTM0MywiZXhwIjoxNzIyNDU0MTQzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTSDFES1ZUMVVNMFcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQThGQ0Y4NkY1QjY0ODlCODA4ODkwNTFBNjMxRERBRCJ9.Lp-JvrP5llupL-vMdj9a2iNblIi4yqUaxe3zUo69nDc
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Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Git guild noob
SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
Rookwood@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Wait, when did Microsoft buy Blizzard???
big_slap@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
really? it was all over the news as the largest acquisition on the planet for a couple of months last year, lol
pseudonym@monyet.cc · 7 pts · 2y
I too live under a rock
sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 2y
The following is a non exhaustive list.
MSFT owns...
ZeniMax:
Bethesda (Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
id Software (Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake)
Arkane (Dishonored)
Activision/Blizzard:
Blizzard (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo)
Treyarch/InfinityWard (Call of Duty)
Other Studios (Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Candy Crush)
...
Rare (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Sea of Thieves)
343 (Halo)
The Coalition (Gears of War)
Mojang (Minecraft)
Ninja Theory (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Devil May Cry)
Playground Games (Forza)
Undead Labs (State of Decay)
Obsidian Entertainment (KotoR)
Full list here: https://www.pcgamer.com/every-game-and-studio-microsoft-now-owns/
eth0slash0@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
Please make WoW 2: Back 2 It's Roots: Electric Boogaloots.