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The deal will now see Activision CEO Bobby Kotick answering to Xbox boss Phil Spencer. In a deal that will most assuredly shake the foundations of the gaming industry, Microsoft has closed in its viceroy grip, taking hold of the shamed and defamed publisher Activision Blizzard on Tuesday morning.