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Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Changes the Landscape of Esports
Microsoft Gaming, owners of the Xbox brand, has acquired Activision Blizzard, publishers of popular esports titles like Overwatch and Call of Duty, for $68.7 billion. Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, plans to include as many Activision games as possible in the Xbox Game Pass program, as well as PC Game Pass. Additionally, […]
Microsoft’s Mixer closes down and merges with Facebook Gaming
Making esports news and headlines today, Mixer, Microsoft’s streaming platform, is officially closing down. The streaming giant will work with Facebook to join its streaming platform, Facebook Gaming. Mixer streamers and users will move over to Facebook Gaming as part of the merge. Mixer closing is a huge blow to esports. After Microsoft acquired Beam […]
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Ninja leaves Twitch for Microsoft’s Mixer
“I feel like I am about to get back to the streaming roots,” says Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, “and I think that’s what it’s all about.” A little more! pic.twitter.com/SMQEygjNiE — Ninja (@Ninja) August 1, 2019 The worlds most renowned gamer has made one of the biggest decisions in his career so far: Switching from the […]
