Poll of the Day > Microsoft closes Activision Blizzard deal

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Ogurisama 10/13/23 1:44:18 PM #1:	https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/13/microsoft-closes-activision-blizzard-deal-after-regulatory-review.html --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:976636857] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/13/microsoft-closes-activision-blizzard-deal-after-regulatory-review.html </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler-X 10/13/23 1:48:14 PM #2:	I wonder what effect this will have on the Blizzard games that are illegal here. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler-X posted [p:976636936] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>I wonder what effect this will have on the Blizzard games that are illegal here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 10/13/23 1:49:03 PM #3:	Nichtcrawler-X posted... I wonder what effect this will have on the Blizzard games that are illegal here. Illegal where and why are they illegal? --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:976636949] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Nichtcrawler-X posted... </cite><quote>I wonder what effect this will have on the Blizzard games that are illegal here.</quote>Illegal where and why are they illegal? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sahuagin 10/13/23 1:49:21 PM #4:	"closes deal", ok, that means "finalizes" not "cancels". not sure what to think since I don't really play Bliz games anymore. maybe they can do something good with the IPs but we probably won't know for another 5-10 years. --- This day is gone. We can't relive it. It's gone forever. <cite>Sahuagin posted [p:976636954] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>"closes deal", ok, that means "finalizes" not "cancels". not sure what to think since I don't really play Bliz games anymore. maybe they can do something good with the IPs but we probably won't know for another 5-10 years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler-X 10/13/23 1:50:27 PM #5:	Ogurisama posted... Illegal where and why are they illegal? There is illegal gambling in certain Blizzard games, that they did not want to alter/remove for the Dutch and Belgian releases. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler-X posted [p:976636977] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Ogurisama posted... </cite><quote>Illegal where and why are they illegal?</quote>There is illegal gambling in certain Blizzard games, that they did not want to alter/remove for the Dutch and Belgian releases. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 10/13/23 1:52:13 PM #6:	Sahuagin posted... "closes deal", ok, that means "finalizes" not "cancels". not sure what to think since I don't really play Bliz games anymore. maybe they can do something good with the IPs but we probably won't know for another 5-10 years. Yeah, its all business talk. I dont know the date Microsoft actually takes over. (Takes a few months for that shit to happen) And things in the pipeline will most likely not be effected. So you're right on it taking several years for us to see any serious change to how things are ran. --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:976637011] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Sahuagin posted... </cite><quote>"closes deal", ok, that means "finalizes" not "cancels". not sure what to think since I don't really play Bliz games anymore. maybe they can do something good with the IPs but we probably won't know for another 5-10 years.</quote>Yeah, its all business talk. I dont know the date Microsoft actually takes over. (Takes a few months for that shit to happen) And things in the pipeline will most likely not be effected. So you're right on it taking several years for us to see any serious change to how things are ran. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 10/13/23 1:54:55 PM #7:	Ogurisama posted... Illegal where and why are they illegal? I think it's more of the activision part than the blizzard part. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:976637069] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Ogurisama posted... </cite><quote>Illegal where and why are they illegal?</quote>I think it's more of the activision part than the blizzard part.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/13/23 2:10:02 PM #8:	BlackScythe0 posted... I think it's more of the activision part than the blizzard part. There's no actual distinction. Blizzard games have all the same executive meddling and predatory monetization schemes that Activision games have, and they opted to simply not release games with gambling mechanics in regions where those are illegal (or at least where it's necessary to restrict their sale to adults only) instead of releasing a less predatory version. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:976637329] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>I think it's more of the activision part than the blizzard part.</quote>There's no actual distinction. Blizzard games have all the same executive meddling and predatory monetization schemes that Activision games have, and they opted to simply not release games with gambling mechanics in regions where those are illegal (or at least where it's necessary to restrict their sale to adults only) instead of releasing a less predatory version. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 10/13/23 2:16:51 PM #9:	diablo 4 coming to steam --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:976637442] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>diablo 4 coming to steam </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 10/13/23 2:42:45 PM #10:	I wonder what other big companies they'll buy before they're finally considered a monopoly again. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:976637971] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>I wonder what other big companies they'll buy before they're finally considered a monopoly again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nichtcrawler-X 10/13/23 2:48:14 PM #11:	BlackScythe0 posted... I think it's more of the activision part than the blizzard part. Diablo (Immoral) was always Blizzard right? --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! <cite>Nichtcrawler-X posted [p:976638068] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>I think it's more of the activision part than the blizzard part.</quote>Diablo (Immoral) was always Blizzard right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wanded 10/13/23 3:22:31 PM #12:	i would lament about another company being ruined by microsoft but blizzard is already ruined beyond repair so meh --- I stand with Israel. #FightAntisemitism <cite>Wanded posted [p:976638654] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>i would lament about another company being ruined by microsoft but blizzard is already ruined beyond repair so meh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 10/13/23 3:49:29 PM #13:	Good, gut them like a beloved cellphone brand and let's get this over with. --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:976639162] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Good, gut them like a beloved cellphone brand and let's get this over with. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shrek 10/13/23 4:07:52 PM #14:	Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone --- if i wasn't important then why would you waste all your poison <cite>Shrek posted [p:976639517] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/13/23 4:15:59 PM #15:	Shrek posted... Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone Into a wood chipper, I hope. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:976639645] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Shrek posted... </cite><quote>Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone</quote>Into a wood chipper, I hope. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 10/13/23 4:25:24 PM #16:	If I wake up tomorrow and all Overwatch porn has been pulled off the internet I'm gonna lose it --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:976639818] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>If I wake up tomorrow and all Overwatch porn has been pulled off the internet I'm gonna lose it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/13/23 4:28:45 PM #17:	I doubt they'd do that. The porn is the only thing keeping people halfway interested in Overwatch at this point. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:976639876] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>I doubt they'd do that. The porn is the only thing keeping people halfway interested in Overwatch at this point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 10/13/23 4:40:35 PM #18:	Blightzkrieg posted... If I wake up tomorrow and all Overwatch porn has been pulled off the internet I'm gonna lose it Overwatch porn you say? --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:976640098] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted...</cite><quote>If I wake up tomorrow and all Overwatch porn has been pulled off the internet I'm gonna lose it </quote>Overwatch porn you say? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/13/23 4:40:45 PM #19:	Fuck Blizzard/Activision --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:976640103] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Fuck Blizzard/Activision </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cruddy_horse 10/13/23 4:40:47 PM #20:	adjl posted... Into a wood chipper, I hope. Knowing Execs he'll team up with John Ricatello to destroy more companies <cite>Cruddy_horse posted [p:976640104] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>Into a wood chipper, I hope.</quote>Knowing Execs he'll team up with John Ricatello to destroy more companies</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 10/13/23 4:42:26 PM #21:	Shrek posted... Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone https://tinyurl.com/4p8th369 --- My bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/152760030 Comics: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/dikitain <cite>Dikitain posted [p:976640137] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Shrek posted... </cite><quote>Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone</quote>https://tinyurl.com/4p8th369 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 10/13/23 4:45:43 PM #22:	Revelation34 posted... Overwatch porn you say? They've got amputees and everything --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:976640197] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Revelation34 posted... </cite><quote>Overwatch porn you say?</quote>They've got amputees and everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nade_Duck 10/13/23 5:09:10 PM #23:	Shrek posted... Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone this alone makes the deal worth it, even if nothing else ever changes. the only downside is that the dude isn't being tossed in prison or stranded on an island with a large population of horny, pissed off chimpanzees. --- http://i.imgur.com/ElACjJD.gifv "Most of the time, I have a whole lot more sperm inside me than most women do." - adjl <cite>Nade_Duck posted [p:976640613] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>Shrek posted... </cite><quote>Bobby kotick is staying on until the end of this year, and then he's gone</quote>this alone makes the deal worth it, even if nothing else ever changes.the only downside is that the dude isn't being tossed in prison or stranded on an island with a large population of horny, pissed off chimpanzees. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/13/23 5:26:53 PM #24:	MicroBlizzion --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:976640911] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>MicroBlizzion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirtBasedSoap 10/13/23 5:44:52 PM #25:	yes!!! yay Michael soft!!!!! --- im gay <cite>DirtBasedSoap posted [p:976641204] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>yes!!! yay Michael soft!!!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 10/13/23 6:42:53 PM #26:	Nade_Duck posted... the only downside is that the dude isn't being tossed in prison or stranded on an island with a large population of horny, pissed off chimpanzees. He is instead being rewarded for everything he's done as CEO by being paid 1/3rd of a billion dollars as part of the sale. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:976642077] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote><cite>Nade_Duck posted...</cite><quote>the only downside is that the dude isn't being tossed in prison or stranded on an island with a large population of horny, pissed off chimpanzees.</quote>He is instead being rewarded for everything he's done as CEO by being paid 1/3rd of a billion dollars as part of the sale. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 10/13/23 6:47:55 PM #27:	As far as the shareholders are concerned every single success at ActiBlizz in the last decade has been due to Bobby's leadership. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:976642159] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>As far as the shareholders are concerned every single success at ActiBlizz in the last decade has been due to Bobby's leadership. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shrek 10/13/23 8:10:45 PM #28:	ParanoidObsessive posted... He is instead being rewarded for everything he's done as CEO by being paid 1/3rd of a billion dollars as part of the sale. if this is what it takes to rid us of Bobby then it's worth it --- if i wasn't important then why would you waste all your poison <cite>Shrek posted [p:976643440] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>He is instead being rewarded for everything he's done as CEO by being paid 1/3rd of a billion dollars as part of the sale.</quote>if this is what it takes to rid us of Bobby then it's worth it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/13/23 8:44:24 PM #29:	SoftActiZard --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:976644003] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>SoftActiZard </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/13/23 9:46:07 PM #30:	ParanoidObsessive posted... He is instead being rewarded for everything he's done as CEO by being paid 1/3rd of a billion dollars as part of the sale. How about we reward him for everything he's done as CEO by lining up to pee in his ear. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:976645022] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>He is instead being rewarded for everything he's done as CEO by being paid 1/3rd of a billion dollars as part of the sale.</quote>How about we reward him for everything he's done as CEO by lining up to pee in his ear. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nade_Duck 10/13/23 9:49:03 PM #31:	pee in his butt --- http://i.imgur.com/ElACjJD.gifv "Most of the time, I have a whole lot more sperm inside me than most women do." - adjl <cite>Nade_Duck posted [p:976645084] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>pee in his butt </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 10/13/23 9:53:25 PM #32:	I don't want to have to see enough of him to pee in his butt. I'm not particularly keen on seeing his face, either, but we've seen enough of that (with or without devil horns) that seeing a piss-length more of it seems like a fair trade. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:976645157] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>I don't want to have to see enough of him to pee in his butt. I'm not particularly keen on seeing his face, either, but we've seen enough of that (with or without devil horns) that seeing a piss-length more of it seems like a fair trade. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nade_Duck 10/13/23 9:55:02 PM #33:	pump it in there with a really invasive hose apparatus covered by a thick cloth --- http://i.imgur.com/ElACjJD.gifv "Most of the time, I have a whole lot more sperm inside me than most women do." - adjl <cite>Nade_Duck posted [p:976645186] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>pump it in there with a really invasive hose apparatus covered by a thick cloth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Newave 10/15/23 3:29:44 PM #34:	will they finally finish StarCraft Ghost for original Xbox? probably not final summation: nothing of value was lost/gained --- Kill the legs first, that's an ironclad battle tactic! <cite>Newave posted [p:976672515] in Microsoft ... [t:80592569]...</cite> <quote>will they finally finish StarCraft Ghost for original Xbox?probably notfinal summation: nothing of value was lost/gained </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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