Re: [閒聊] 謠言:微軟要買動視暴雪

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Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard in $68.7 bln deal
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Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday it would buy "Call of Duty"videogame
maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) for $68.7 billion in cash, the largest
deal in the sector making the Xbox maker the third-largest gaming company by
revenue.

微軟18日證實將以687億美元的代價，收購以「決勝時刻」系列聞名的電玩遊戲商「動視暴雪」；這是遊戲業有史以來最大一筆交易案，若交易得以完成，將讓微軟以營收計一舉成為世界第三大遊戲商。

Microsoft's offer of $95 per share is at a premium of 45% to Activision's
Friday close. Shares of Activision were up nearly 38% at $65.39 before being
halted for news.

微軟的報價相當於以每股95美元的代價收購動視暴雪股份，較上週五(14日)的收盤價溢價45%。(譯註：美股本周一休市)

"Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in entertainment across allplatforms today and will play a key role in the development of metaverse
platforms," Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said in a
statement.

微軟執行長Satya Nadella在新聞稿中表示：遊戲業是當今娛樂產業中，最具活力、最引人振奮的一塊，也將在元宇宙平台的發展上扮演重要角色。

Demand for video games has surged during the pandemic, as stuck-at-home
consumers play more games to keep themselves entertained.

在武漢肺炎疫情之下，電玩遊戲需求在長時間居家的背景下激增。

Activision's library of games such as "Call of Duty" and "Overwatch" also
gives Microsoft's Xbox gaming platform an edge over Sony's
(6758.T)Playstation, which has for years enjoyed a more steady stream of
exclusive games.

動視暴雪的決勝時刻及鬥陣特攻等遊戲，可以讓微軟的Xbox遊戲平台在與Sony的PS競爭時更具優勢，因為後者多年來一直蒙受穩定的獨家遊戲之便。

Bobby Kotick will continue to serve as CEO of Activision Blizzard.

Bobby Kotick仍會是動視暴雪的執行長。

Last week, rival videogame publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
(TTWO.O)said it would buy "FarmVille" creator Zynga in an $11 billion
cash-and-stock deal, marking one of the biggest industry-wide acquisitions ofall time.

上週，微軟的競爭對手TAKE 2才宣布以110億美元的代價，收購以FarmVille聞名的遊戲開發商Zynga，已是遊戲業歷史上最大規模的幾個交易案之一。

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Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand.
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
Yeats "The Stolen Child"

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