Tag Archives: Blizzard

New information about last year’s purchase of Activision by French games publisher Vivendi have revealed that the deal faced near collapse on at least two occasions, The Wall Street Journal reports. Apparently the first roots of the buyout appeared in late 2006, and by April last year an offer was …

Activision’s Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has taken the top spot in the US’s PC chart for the week of January 13th – 19th, according to NPD data. Three World of Warcraft titles follow the FPS, with the original Blizzard MMO in second, the ‘Battle Chest’ compendium in third …

There has been mixed reaction to the deal by UK retail, with some stores relishing the prospect of a publishing entity with the firepower to take on EA, while others are wary of what further consolidation means for the business. Many from the front line of the industry are anticipating …

Electronic Arts has fired out a warning shot to new publishing goliath Activision Blizzard – warn the Vivendi-owned giant that it will not give up its dominance of the market without a fight. Vivendi and Activision announced its new ‘merger’ on Sunday, which sees the French publisher take 52 per …

Following the news of Vivendi’s surprise purchase of a majority stake in former rival Activision , Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime has assured the company’s MMO fans that the deal will have no impact on the future of its globally popular World of Warcraft. In an interview with 1UP, Morhaime stated: …

Shock deal worth $18.9bn creates world's biggest publisher, called Activision Blizzard, and huge development resource

In the most surprising news of the year, Electronic Arts has been dethroned as the games industry’s biggest publisher, ousted by a new company formed following the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games. The two companies said that the massive power-shifting deal, worth a total of $18.9bn, will create ‘the …