Vivendi And Activision To Create Activision Blizzard

2007-12-02 13:50:16

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menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6926|Amsterdam‫

December 2, 2007 (Santa Monica, Calif. and Paris, France) – Activision, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Vivendi (Euronext Paris: VIV) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi's interactive entertainment business -- which includes Blizzard Entertainment’s™ World of Warcraft®, the world’s #1 multi-player online role-playing game franchise -- with Activision, creating the world’s largest pure-play online and console game publisher. The new company, Activision Blizzard, is expected to have approximately $3.8 billion in pro forma combined calendar 2007 revenues and the highest operating margins of any major third-party video game publisher. On closing of the transaction, Activision will be renamed Activision Blizzard and will continue to operate as a public company traded on NASDAQ under the ticker ATVI.

http://www.activisionblizzard.com/press … 120207.php

I think its cool and hope they will make great games.

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2007-12-02 14:07:02

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h4hagen: Whats my age again?; +91|6833|Troy, New York

thats is actually awsome, best gaming companys merging? rock on

2007-12-02 14:11:22

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CanadianLoser: Meow :3 :3; +1,148|6988

secksi

2007-12-02 15:04:28

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Sarrk: O-O-O A-O A; +788|7135|Brisbane, Australia

Do not want.

Activision are responsible for gouging the fuck out of Australia with CoD4. I resent that deeply.

2007-12-02 15:05:16

#5

I'm Jamesey: Do a Research Noob; +506|6612|Scotland!

Sarrk wrote:
Do not want.

Activision are responsible for gouging the fuck out of Australia with CoD4. I resent that deeply.

Go Activision

2007-12-02 15:06:06

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7101|London, England

Call of Duty 5: World of Warcraft

Think er.......

Mekstizzle has not played enough World of Warcraft, or played it at all to make funny jokes out of the above title. Fuck you if you think I'm gonna play the game just so I can make a few jokes about how a CoD style FPS using WoW magic/guns would be hilarious.

2007-12-02 15:08:11

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7134

The more money these gaming companies make, the shittier their games become.

EA is an example.

And I used to be a big console gamer back in the day... Anyone remember Goldeneye for N64 by Rare? They weren't very big until that came out, then they follow up with Perfect Dark. And then I think that's when they got bought out.

Insomniac Games has created the amazing Spyro series, as well as the Ratchet and Clank series. They're still a small company (though not as small as they used to be) and the great games just keep on coming.

Naughty Dog? Crash Bandicoot and then Jak and Daxter.

The bigger gaming companies get, the shittier their products are.

2007-12-02 15:23:38

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7187|67.222.138.85

mtb0minime wrote:
The more money these gaming companies make, the shittier their games become.

EA is an example.

And I used to be a big console gamer back in the day... Anyone remember Goldeneye for N64 by Rare? They weren't very big until that came out, then they follow up with Perfect Dark. And then I think that's when they got bought out.

Insomniac Games has created the amazing Spyro series, as well as the Ratchet and Clank series. They're still a small company (though not as small as they used to be) and the great games just keep on coming.

Naughty Dog? Crash Bandicoot and then Jak and Daxter.

The bigger gaming companies get, the shittier their products are.

The size squashes the creativity out of them.

2007-12-02 15:42:46

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Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6925|The Land of Scott Walker

WW2 mmorpg? Gimme.

2007-12-02 15:47:30

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cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6769|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Stingray24 wrote:
WW2 mmorpg? Gimme.

"I'll trade you a dead Nazi's Luger for 150 gold"

2007-12-02 16:06:30

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pers0nah: Waste Kid; +271|7062|MANCHESTERRR

cowami wrote:
Stingray24 wrote:
WW2 mmorpg? Gimme.
"I'll trade you a dead Nazi's Luger for 150 gold"

Throw Hitlers mustache shavings in and we got a deal!

2007-12-02 16:18:59

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mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7134

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
mtb0minime wrote:
The more money these gaming companies make, the shittier their games become.

EA is an example.

And I used to be a big console gamer back in the day... Anyone remember Goldeneye for N64 by Rare? They weren't very big until that came out, then they follow up with Perfect Dark. And then I think that's when they got bought out.

Insomniac Games has created the amazing Spyro series, as well as the Ratchet and Clank series. They're still a small company (though not as small as they used to be) and the great games just keep on coming.

Naughty Dog? Crash Bandicoot and then Jak and Daxter. (Not saying Jak and Daxter is bad; saying ND had good stuff up until there, then they got bought out IIRC)

The bigger gaming companies get, the shittier their products are.
The size squashes the creativity out of them.

It's true. They're now more concerned about making a fast buck than creating a good game that will be remembered for years to come. I think this might explain my particular gaming style. I don't own many games. Instead, I just play the same old ones over and over and over, and I'm still entertained by them 10 years and 100 completions later.

2007-12-02 16:51:34

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Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6950

mtb0minime wrote:
The more money these gaming companies make, the shittier their games become.

EA is an example.

The bigger gaming companies get, the shittier their products are.

EA are a games publisher though, not a game development company. It's their job and sole purpose to pressure game development teams to get their game out by the marketed deadline, which sadly I guess does result in botched poor-quality games. This is the nature of the industry though, I guess. Game companies want to make money, games publishers want to make money, and nobody can actually afford to spend lots of time making something that is highly refined. It's not as if game communities aren't open and used to the concept of patching now away, so developers' laziness and lack of thorough-checking is easily forgiven and sacrificed in order to put a game on shelves quicker.

Your rule about gaming companies isn't necessarily true, I don't think. Blizzard went from strength to strength with their choice of products and product life extensions. From Starcraft and RTS-Warcraft to the biggest MMORPG ever known, and now Starcraft II. They're on a good track. Activision turned the success of Call of Duty 1 / 2 into an investment for the console gaming market, and established themselves as a good maker of console-based FPS too. I don't really think this merger will be all doom and gloom, even though I am a little skeptical. As separate companies, they're doing an alright-job. I don't see any reason for a merge though, other than to further capitalize and rape more money from the consumers' pockets. Activision make action games and FPS, Blizzard make fantasy RTS/RPG games. I really can't see how they'll collaborate on anything more than a financial level.

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2007-12-02 16:55:36

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RoosterCantrell: Goodbye :); +399|6960|Somewhere else

mtb0minime wrote:
The more money these gaming companies make, the shittier their games become.

EA is an example.

And I used to be a big console gamer back in the day... Anyone remember Goldeneye for N64 by Rare? They weren't very big until that came out, then they follow up with Perfect Dark. And then I think that's when they got bought out.

Insomniac Games has created the amazing Spyro series, as well as the Ratchet and Clank series. They're still a small company (though not as small as they used to be) and the great games just keep on coming.

Naughty Dog? Crash Bandicoot and then Jak and Daxter.

The bigger gaming companies get, the shittier their products are.

Give it a few years, everything will be merged into one big company, owned by the Chinese Government. So, they games will suck serious shit, but if you bitch, you'll be executed

2007-12-02 18:04:06

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TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6919|Brisbane, Australia

lulz rooster.

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2007-12-02 19:46:55

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Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7145|NT, like Mick Dundee

Wow... WAIT HOLY SHIT.

Activision = great publisher of fps with good dev teams...

Starcraft: Ghost anyone? Meebee... Would be cool if it melded into SC2's storyline.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

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