He added that EA would benefit from this merger disproportionally, as it is one of the few big independent companies left now that Activision is owned by Microsoft. He noted that EA has world-class IP and a community of 700 million players.

He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. Microsoft has successfully persuaded regulators around the world to clear itsR$68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard  the biggest deal of its kind the gaming industry has ever seen  and has completed the deal.