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Posted Nov 3, 2023 at 6:10 PM UTC

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Phil Spencer is here!

The Xbox (and now-fully-acquired Activision Blizzard) boss is onstage as part of the opening ceremony for BlizzCon. He name-dropped StarCraft!

Phil Spencer at BlizzCon.

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