Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo and Overwatch franchises, both due for new releases in 2023, could be the first games published by Microsoft once the deal closes.
Here are all the major franchises, developers, and names in games that Microsoft now controls.
Microsoft acquired series creator Bungie in 2000, then created 343 Industries to take control of Halo after Bungie split from Microsoft and fulfilled its remaining obligations to the series.
Likewise an Xbox/Windows PC exclusive, Cliff Bleszinski’s Gears of War franchise was owned by Epic Games until Microsoft bought the property in early 2014.