Now That Microsoft Owns Activision Blizzard, Fans Are Setting Out Their Resurrected Games Wishlist

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In case you did not know, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard after announcing the plans over a year ago. With the merger now complete, Xbox owns some of the biggest gaming franchises, including Call of Duty, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft.

While it is easy to craft a wishlist of games you wish would be produced because of this new merger, such as a Halo game made by Infinity Ward, a Crash Bandicoot racing game by Playground Games, or even a new Call of Duty game from 343 Industries. Yet, many users on the social media platform X wish and remain hopeful that Xbox will leverage these new IPs to revive some classic, forgotten gems in Activision's IP vault.

The biggest one is Guitar Hero, the music rhythm game that uses plastic guitars to play rock music. The irony of this comes a few days after a report was published that revealed Activision CEO Bobby Kotick brought in James Corden during a company meeting earlier this week and teased the revival of the dormant franchise.

After the acquisition was announced in early 2022, Xbox head Phil Spencer said he was eager to visit abandoned Activision franchises, with Guitar Hero being one such property name-dropped during an interview with The Washington Post.

And some are even pointing out to stop at Guitar Hero and bring back the series' spinoff game DJ Hero, too.

Fans of the 90s shooter Hexen are pouring out support, trying to manifest the return of the franchise. Fans were hopeful when Phil Spencer wore a Hexen shirt during the Xbox showcase in June. Only for the head honcho of Microsoft's gaming arm to reveal that the t-shirt was not hinting at the return of the series but rather a nod to how much he loved the series. But there could be a possibility with Xbox now owning both the game's developer (Raven Software) and the publisher (Id Software).

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