News video games 15 October 2024, 01:55

Activision Blizzard Games in Game Pass One Year After Acquisition by Microsoft. Here's the Full List of Titles Available in 2024

Xbox completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard one year ago. Here is the current list of Activision Blizzard games available on Game Pass.

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It’s been a year since Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. A lot has changed during that time; the acquisition faced its share of challenges, but ultimately it was finalized. Many players had their doubts about this unprecedented move, while others were excited to see their favorite games added to the Game Pass service. Now, a year later, we can take a look at the games that hit the service, as well as those that are expected to appear there. First, however, let's start with a brief history lesson.

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Acquistion of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
Activision Blizzard games available on Game Pass
Activision Blizzard games that may hit Game Pass in the future

Acquistion of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft

On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced its intent to buy Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion. After facing challenges and reviews from various entities, including the Federal Trade Commission, the deal was finally completed on October 13, 2023. With this acquisition, Microsoft became the third-largest gaming company in the world, trailing only behind Tencent and Sony. This was also the most expensive video game-related acquisition in history, with a final cost of $75.4 billion.

Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft gained ownership of several major franchises, including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and Candy Crush. As we all know, some of these games have already made their way to Game Pass, while others are still pending, with no official word from Microsoft. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the acquisition, we’ve put together two lists: the first covers Activision Blizzard games currently available on Game Pass, while the second highlights games from the Activision Blizzard catalog that may be added in the future.

Activision Blizzard games available on Game Pass

Here is the full list of Activision Blizzard games currently available on Game Pass. Note that this list may change in the coming weeks:

Activision Blizzard games that may hit Game Pass in the future

Below, we present the list of 25 Activision Blizzard games that may hit Game Pass in the future. Note that this is our list and there is no guarantee that those games on the list will eventually make it to the service.