User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Fandom and Curse Media are joining forces/@comment-24530269-20181213124515/@comment-5275700-20181213204607

As I said above, we understand that you have questions about how the platforms and communties might be affected. We're unable to answer many of the specific questions right now because we're going to be exploring those same questions ourselves.

As for the "why", as a combined company, we can invest more in new features, community growth, and other services.