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Microsoft has a history of abiding by existing contractual agreements. When the company announced the acquisition of Bethesda parent company Zenimax back in 2020, Microsoft made it clear that they would follow the deals in place for Arkane's Deathloop and Tango's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ghostwire: Tokyo on PS5, for example.
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Here's what the new acquisition by Microsoft could mean for Activision Blizzard games and studios.
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