A portion of the deal comes from Activision's plethora of acquisitions over the past several decades. While Activision has no problem with massive franchises WoTLK Gold, especially their annual World of Warcraft releases and the ongoing battle royale World of Warcraft : Warzone, it has also made important moves on its own, which will be incorporated under Microsoft. Microsoft umbrella.

It was in the year 2008 that Activision joined forces with Blizzard in 2008. bringing the massively popular World of Warcraft franchise along with other games such as Starcraft. Blizzard also has several other IPs as well, including newer ones like World of Warcraft and the WoW spin-off World of Warcraft . Following the success that was World of Warcraft on mobile devices, Blizzard has also started expanding into the mobile gaming market with games such as the forthcoming World of Warcraft .

Speaking of mobiles, Activision also acquired King in 2016. That acquisition has been among the most profitable for Activision, with huge mobile-focused franchises such as Candy Crush leading the way. This is crucial because Microsoft has always had an eye at the mobile gaming market, particularly recently, by focusing on its cloud gaming services through Game Pass.

As per Axios report Stephen Totilo WOW WoTLK Classic Gold, documents show several other older and defunct trademarks that could become Microsoft trademarks if the transaction succeeds. They include IP such as Hexen, Gabriel Knight, and Pitfall!, along with games that are not in use, such as Sierra.