Activision Blizzard: What Microsoft Got for $69 Billion

Activision Blizzard: What Microsoft Got for $69 Billion

Last year, Microsoft closed its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. In the months that followed, interest rates rose, expectations changed, and Microsoft Gaming eliminated 8% of its workforce. Jason Schreier is the author of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment and a reporter at Bloomberg. Schreier joined Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about: - The magic that made Blizzard Entertainment. - The state of the video game industry. - Why Grand Theft Auto VI is taking so long to develop. Companies discussed: MSFT, TTWO, OTC: NTDOY Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Jason Schreier Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Desireé Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Motley Fool Money: 02.19.2010

Motley Fool Money: 02.19.2010

The Fed hikes the discount rate. The stimulus package celebrates its first birthday. Abercrombie & Fitch exposes itself. And Comcast rebrands itself. On this week's Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we di...

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Motley Fool Money: 02.12.2010

Motley Fool Money: 02.12.2010

The EU deals with big problems in Greece. Google announces big plans for broadband. And U.S. retailers report better than expected January numbers. On this week's Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we disc...

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Motley Fool Money: 02.05.2010

Motley Fool Money: 02.05.2010

New York's Attorney General throws the book at Bank of America.  Bailout beneficiary AIG prepares to hand out big bonuses.  Toyota does damage control.  And Apple CEO Steve Jobs goes on the attack aga...

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Motley Fool Money: 01.29.2010

Motley Fool Money: 01.29.2010

Apple introduces the iPad. Toyota issues a massive recall. And Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Netflix report big earnings. On this week's Motley Fool Money Radio Show, we'll tackle those stories, talk wit...

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Motley Fool Money: 01.22.2010

Motley Fool Money: 01.22.2010

President Obama proposes a crackdown on big banks. Google and eBay report earnings. Anticipation grows over Apple's next creation. And the market responds to the latest twists in the health care debat...

22 Jan 201039min

Motley Fool Money: 01.15.2010

Motley Fool Money: 01.15.2010

President Obama wants to impose a fee on TARP recipients. Is it an unfair tax or a "financial crisis responsibility fee"? Google gets hacked over its Chinese site getting hacked. Should the Internet g...

15 Jan 201020min

Motley Fool Money: 01.08.2010

Motley Fool Money: 01.08.2010

How big a threat to Apple is Google’s new smart phone? Was the holiday retail sales really as good as advertised? This week we crunch the numbers on the latest jobs report and look west to see what bi...

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Motley Fool Money: 12.18.2009

Motley Fool Money: 12.18.2009

Fed Chief Ben Bernanke is Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”, but who would we pick? This week we look back at 2009 and discuss the underplayed stories of the year, as well as the company of the dec...

18 Des 200919min

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