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It's been 12 months since Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard, so what's changed?


It has been one year since Microsoft finally acquired Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn, making history as the biggest company buyout in the video games industry

"As one team, we'll learn, innovate, and continue to deliver on our promise to bring the joy and community of gaming to more people," Xbox boss Phil Spencer said at the time. | Image credit: Arkane Austin Of course, the addition of Activision Blizzard to Xbox includes the platform holder now owning Call of Duty, instantly making Microsoft one of the biggest third-party publishers on PlayStation. Back in July, Microsoft announced sweeping changes to Xbox Game Pass that would see day one releases being removed as a benefit to subscribers of the service's revised basic tier.

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