Microsoft might have purchased someone, maybe

Gross abuse of elipses is bad enough but now you've done a meh

Miss me with this shit

So yeah, generally speaking this is all a bit shit, is that the general consensus?

My epitaph, it turns out.

Surely 'Termination for Cause' is appropriate? Not that I expect anything of the sort, but if presiding over a company that's run more like a frat house in an '80s comedy than a multi-billion dollar enterprise doesn't constitute cause, nothing does.

You have two choices here, Bobby, and two choices only - either you knew what was going on, or you didn't. If it's Option A, you're complicit; if it's Option B, you're incompetent.

Regardless of the option chosen, pack up your shit and leave. No six-figure severance pay; no "Thanks for everything, good job"; no pats on the back from your adoring colleagues as you exit the building in a deluge of confetti.

Just clear out your office and leave via the back door while everyone's at lunch, taking only the benefits package to which you're entitled. No, you can't keep that stapler, you cheap twat - you can afford to buy Staples, you don't need it. What do you mean, you brought that highlighter pen from home? Hand it over.

TL;DR - fuck off, Bobby. Fuck. Right. Off.

I mean what was going to happen? There is no scenario where he gets any kind of comeuppance, his ridiculous amount of shares always ensured this. Let the cunt get his money and then fuck off. All these book length Twitter threads about all the different possibilities are a cottage industry at present.

Just been reminded that Activision own all the properties of Sierra Entertainment.. how did I forget that?!

I don't know what to say, it's the way of the World.

In the past people had religious belief and could console themselves with believing that people were judged when they died. Without that belief it's just somebody walking off into sunset and possibly living a long and very happy life, Bobby will probably die at a 105 years old from a heart attack in the midst of an orgy with some unfortunate 19 year old girls, whatever transgressions he committed will get swept under the rug and forgotten.

People get away with far worse, the results of the Maxwell trial should tell you all you need to know about how justice applies to the rich and powerful.

I'm almost certain they'll release the big hitters onto PS, with some caveats that perhaps it doesn't have DLC or looking as good as Series X. Then again what do I care when I'm a greedy fucker who has all 3 consoles.

I'm worried for the staff tbh, years of Kotick only to be followed by a huge period of uncertainty. I think Blizzard devs are probably OK but I really think the rest of Activision was bought primarily for the game licenses. I don't think they'll really need the entire $70bn organisation to make the shooty bang bang game

I don't think COD will stay multiplatform. Xbox has always courted the dudebro/chav market. Saying you have to buy an Xbox to play COD pretty much corners that market altogether.

I dunno.  It took MS seven years to make a Halo game with a wanky campaign.  They need all the help they can get.  

CoD has a massive PS following, maybe larger than on Xbox. It's staying multiplatform, they'll just reap the royalties off PS purchases as well.

It's like that time they bought Rare and then kept releasing games for Nintendo because Rare had such a big following