Random Blizzard fan art

Activision Blizzard is now really really real. Let’s all celebrate with some non-alcoholic beer and unsalted pretzels.

Yeah, so the merger was approved earlier in the week, and now has passed all those shareholder votes and so forth. The new CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, had these inspiring words for everyone except EA, which is still mired in that Take-Two big:

The completion of this transaction marks the beginning of an important new chapter in the history of interactive entertainment

Modesty!