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		kzrdude on Aug 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Activision Blizzard goes indie after CEO Kotick bu... Like other indie developers, Blizzard is cutting the middleman and selling the game directly to their fans. In this case Blizzard accomplished this by merging with games publisher Activision.

astrodust on Aug 1, 2013 | [–]

Why did Blizzard merge in the first place? They were making literal truckloads of cash. Did Activision have a warehouse to put all the money?

ido on Aug 1, 2013 | [–]

Blizzard was self-publishing before the merger.

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