Microsoftsenormous Activision Blizzard King dealmakes Microsoft Gaming the worlds third-largest games company.
Sony has, in effect, become The PlayStation Company.
Tencent, meanwhile, is known for WeChat in its native China.
There, the app is ubiquitous, with over a billion users.
A lot of that comes from its mobile games portfolio.
Honor of Kings basically prints money for them, with the MOBA being hugely popular in China.
Via: gamingcentral.in
One under-reported factor in Microsofts Activision Blizzard deal is that Microsoft will now also own King.
In 2020, King reported revenues of more than $2.1 billion.
Meanwhile, figures for monthly users regularly places King ahead of its two sister companies.
Via: gamingcentral.in
In some ways, Activision Blizzard should be known as the Candy Crush company.
The mobile market is the fastest growing video games market worldwide and can transform the fortunes of companies.
With the Activision Blizzard acquisition however, Microsoft also will increase its clout in PC gaming, he adds.
But perhaps even more significant is that in mobile gaming, Microsoft has gained a King.
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