He added that EA would benefit from this merger disproportionally, as it is one of the few👄 big independent companies left now that Activision is owned by Microsoft. He noted that EA has world-class IP and a👄 community of 700 million players.

He has been covering the business & culture of video games for👄 two decades. Microsoft has successfully persuaded regulators around the world to clear itsR$68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard 👄 the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen  and has completed the deal.