The Acitvision Blizzard Call of Duty game is seen in the Apple App Store in this photo illustration on 13 March, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jaap Arriens / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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Η αγορά του gaming είναι μια από τις μεγαλύτερες και πιο προσοδοφόρες του κόσμου.
Μετά από εβδομάδες ακροάσεων με τη Sony και τη Microsoft να υποστηρίζουν γιατί η σχεδιαζόμενη εξαγορά της Activision Blizzard King για 68,7 δισεκατομμύρια δολάρια θα έπρεπε να σταματήσει ή να προχωρήσει, η εντολή της Ομοσπονδιακής Επιτροπής Εμπορίου (FTC) απορρίφθηκε από το δικαστήριο στις 12 Ιουλίου. Εάν η Microsoft μπορέσει να βελτιώσει τις ανησυχίες του βρετανικού επιτηρητή ανταγωνισμού CMA για ένα πιθανό μονοπώλιο ροής cloud, η συμφωνία πιθανότατα θα κλείσει οριστικά πολύ σύντομα.
Ωστόσο, οι οπαδοί του franchise Call of Duty δεν έχουν να φοβηθούν ιδιαίτερα: στις 17 Ιουλίου, η Sony και η Microsoft υπέγραψαν μια δεσμευτική συμφωνία που εγγυάται την κυκλοφορία των επερχόμενων τίτλων της δημοφιλούς σειράς στις κονσόλες PlayStation για τα επόμενα δέκα χρόνια, παρά τις καθυεστερήσεις. Ένα πάντως είναι το μόνο σίγουρο: όταν η εξαγορά προχωρήσει θα είναι η μεγαλύτερη στην ιστορία των βιντεοπαιχνιδιών.
Με αφορμή λοιπόν την συμφωνία μεταξύ της Activision Blizzard King και της Microsoft, ας ρίξουμε μια ματιά στις μεγαλύτερες εξαγορές όλων των εποχών στον κόσμο του gaming.
ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 21: In this photo illustration, a computer screen displays the logo of "Evolution Championship Series" and a smart phone screen displays the logo of "Sony" in Ankara, Turkey on March 21, 2021. Dogukan Keskinkilic / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Dogukan Keskinkilic / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)
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Εξαγορά: Bungie
Ποσό: 3.6 δισ. δολάρια
Έτος: 2022
7. ByteDance
View of the new logo of ByteDance at the headquarters of Beijing Bytedance Technology Co, owner of Chinese personalized news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and short video platform TikTok, in Beijing, China, 6 August 2018.
Beijing Bytedance Technology Co, owner of China's leading news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, aims to raise about $3 billion in its latest funding round that would see its valuation soar to as high as $75 billion, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The fundraising comes as the six-year-old firm is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong next year and has been in talks with investment banks for a multi-billion-dollar listing, two of the sources said. How successful Bytedance's fundraising is will be an indicator of broader appetite for Chinese investments amid heightened Sino-U.S. trade tensions and Beijingís debt crackdown that are slowing the Chinese economy and aggravating tight market liquidity. Fast-growing Bytedance runs China's popular news feed Jinri Toutiao and short video platform TikTok, which was also the world's most downloaded app in the first quarter. Founded by entrepreneur Zhang Yiming in 2012, Bytedance is targeting a valuation of between $70 billion and $75 billion in the latest fundraising, said one of the people.
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Εξαγορά: Moonton
Ποσό: 4.0 δισ. δολάρια
Έτος: 2021
6. Savvy Games Group
The Savvy Gaming Group to acquire Scopely, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, April 6, 2023. Saudi Arabian gaming Group Savvy Games Group has successfully acquired US mobile game developer Scopely for $4.9 billion, it has been revealed. (Photo Illustration by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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Εξαγορά: Scopely
Ποσό: 4.9 δισ. δολάρια
Έτος: 2023
5. Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard logo displayed on a laptop screen and a gamepad are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on September 21, 2021. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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Εξαγορά: King
Ποσό: 5.9 δισ. δολάρια
Έτος: 2015
4. Microsoft
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 5, 2018 the logo of French headquarters of American multinational technology company Microsoft, is pictured in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, a Paris suburb. - Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on October 9, 2020, becoming the latest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP)
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Εξαγορά: ZeniMax Media
Ποσό: 7.5 δισ. δολάρια
Έτος: 2020
3. Tencent
epa08921399 (FILE) - A sign hangs outside the headquarters of Tencent, the parent company of Chinese social media giant WeChat, in Beijing, China, 18 August 2020 (reissued 06 January 2021). On 05 January 2021 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese-connected apps, including Alipay owned by Ant Group Co and other apps owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. EPA/WU HONG
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Εξαγορά: Supercell
Ποσό: 8.6 δισ. δολάρια
Έτος: 2016
2. Take-Two Interactive
The logo of the video game holding Take-Two Interactive is seen on a screen of a phone next to a red illustration of world and financial markets in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 14, 2020. It is one of the companies that might gain most from the lockdown. (Photo Illustration by Alexander Pohl/NurPhoto) (Photo by Alexander Pohl / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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ANKARA, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 10: In this photo illustration logo of “Microsoft� is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying "Activision Blizzard" in Ankara, Turkiye on February 10, 2022. Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Celal Gunes / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)
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