They have basically always owned it. Arcanum was published by Sierra, which at that point was already owned by Vivendi. Also, Vivendi had bought the company that owned Blizzard since before it was even called Blizzard at the same time as they bought Sierra, sometime in the mid-90s.
I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft attempts to buys Valve too, just so they can their Linux gaming initiative.
Sony could afford Square Enix but it would wipe them out pretty much. They'll just continue to pay for timed exclusivity deals, essentially the same thing.
They could do a Dark Reign remake. The only RTS with realistic artillery,also underground and camo units were cool, It only lacked navy (but had difference between foot, wheel, truck, hover and Flying).
Amazon. Seriously.
This is precisely what happened. The only winners with this deal are the shareholders, many of whom are glad to walk away from the bad press and public outrage with a multi-million-dollar pay day.
There are no big budget games in 202X, which worth the hassle. So what if you lose the right to play Halo 12 or World of Warcraft 3? These games are like junk food, you eat them then forget about them. The fine meals are the indie games or AA games, which are not under the Microsoft umbrella. And you can still own those.
Ftfy
There are always licensing deal technicalities but I don't see why Paradox wouldn't be interested, it should increase the value of their IP. Particularly given that they are interested in making & selling a sequel.
I completely forgot it was published by Sierra. I guess Troika sold their game entire to the publisher upon it being a flop or it was the contract from start.
It's ingame graphics of WoTLK times
