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Games giant Activision Blizzard has appointed Mediaedge:cia as its global planning and buying agency. It was previously within the Starcom MediaVest group. The decision was made to review after the close of the Activision and Vivendi Games merger last ...

The decision was made following a comprehensive agency assessment conducted by Activision Blizzard after the close of the Activision and Vivendi Games merger on July 9, 2008, to consolidate media and planning activities for the company's product ...

 Australia When publishing behemoths Activision and Vivendi Games (owner of Blizzard Entertainment) merged last year, the games developer was so crucial to the deal that the newly formed company was named Activision Blizzard. Its next release is the sequel to ...

Jack Black as a heavy metal roadie fighting against mystical demons, was originally set to be released by Vivendi Games. Last year, that company merged with Activision, whose executives took charge of the new entity known as Activision Blizzard. ...

 France CS: Cotation), 65% de Canal+ France, Universal Music Group (UMG, première maison de disque mondiale) et 54% d'Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O: Cotation), issu de la fusion l'été 2008 entre Vivendi Games et l'américain Activision. ...

 France Les résultats d'Activision Blizzard au dessus des attentes ITRgames.com (Abonnement) Activision-Blizzard : bénéfices en hausse, prévisions relevées La Tribune.fr DIVIDENDE LE 4 JUIN, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD EN PLEIN FORME Investir.fr

JC Entertainment Corp. (JCE) (KOSDAQ 067000), online game developer from South Korea, announced today that they launched MMO basketball game "Freestyle" in the North American market. “Freestyle” is online basketball game with streetball gameplay against other online gamers, and is...

 Australia When publishing behemoths Activision and Vivendi Games (owner of Blizzard Entertainment) merged last year, the games developer was so crucial to the deal that the newly formed company was named Activision Blizzard. Its next release is the sequel to ...

Sydney Morning Herald  UK - Spanner Spencer It's also revealed the top 20 free and paid applications of all time, with Vivendi Games Mobile's Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D coming out on top (put together by the team now comprising French iPhone developer Bulkpix, we might add), ...

 NC It's been over a year since the merger between Activision and Vivendi Games resulted in the creation of Activision Blizzard, which immediately surpassed Electronic Arts to become the world's largest independent videogame publisher. ...

 NC As Big Download notes, Interplay sold the Redneck Rampage rights in 2004 to Vivendi Games, Blizzard's original parent. When Vivendi and Activision merged last year, those rights naturally transferred to the newly-formed entity, Activision Blizzard, ...

After its merger with Vivendi Games, Activision effectively became the biggest third-party publisher in the world, and with a number of other gaming companies now hurting because of the economic recession, Activision Publishing President Mike Griffith ...

Activision surpassed Electronic Arts as the world's largest independent videogame publisher last year when it merged with Vivendi Games to become Activision Blizzard. And while many other publishers are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, ...

After its merger with Vivendi Games, Activision Blizzard became by most measures the largest third party publisher in the world, but its portfolio of titles has so far expanded little from the merger. Instead, the company dropped a number of ...

PR-inside.com) http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Company-Profile/Vivendi-Financial-and-Strategic-Analysis-Review-67172.asp Vivendi - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary Vivendi operates in various areas including television, film, music, inte...

The game was developed by a development studio named Double Fine, with an agreement by Vivendi Games to publish it. However, after Vivendi Games and Activision merged, the combined company decided to drop a bunch of projects, including Brutal Legend. ...

Vivendi Games was set to publish Brutal Legend at the end of last year. But then Vivendi merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard, ... Activision Suing EA? IGN Activision Threatens EA, Double Fine With Brütal Legend Lawsuit Kotaku.com

By Morvelaira On September 8, 2008, Activision Blizzard completed a two-for-one stock split. On September 12, 2008, Activision Publishing acquired FreeStyle Games, a premier U.K. based video game developer specializing in music-based games.

As publisher Activision Blizzard reported better-than-expected second quarter revenue today, the company explained how its strategy of developing games within long-standing franchises has been its secret to continual growth.

By Kris Graft On Wednesday, Activision Blizzard said Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft products drove sales past quarterly guidance. For fiscal Q3 ended September 30, the company reported net revenues of $711 million, higher than the previously-announced guidance of $636 million.

By Michael McWhertor The quarterly results note that 42% of the Activision Blizzard's revenue comes from "MMO" (read: World of Warcraft) revenue alone, at $271 million. Another 42% comes from console-based titles, with the Wii leading other platforms with 13%. Just behind that is the Nintendo DS, responsib...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. swung to a net loss for the third quarter on large charges related to its merger with Vivendi's video-game unit. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Activision reported a net loss of $108 million, or 8 cents a share. Excluding charges relat...

Atari announced it has picked up publishing rights to The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, after Activision Blizzard dropped the Starbreeze Studios game following the Vivendi Games merger. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena had been announced as a PlaySta...

 FL - Oct 17, 2008 With Activision and Vivendi Games merging to create Activision Blizzard this year, hence bringing the MMORPG sensation World of Warcraft into the grasp of ...

The title that was just released, Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant, is being published by Activision Blizzard after a merger with Vivendi Games, and development chores were handled by Radical Entertainment. ...

By Medeor The list is comprised of data collected prior to the Vivendi Games/Activision merger, so really I shouldn't list Activision as an MMO developer, but next year the combined company should shake up the top three spots. Also, the list shows Sony Computer Entertainment but probably does not...

By RawmeatCowboy The tender offer was agreed to be made in connection with the business combination between Activision, Inc., now known as Activision Blizzard, Inc., and Vivendi Games, Vivendi’s interactive entertainment business — which includes Blizzard Entertainment’s(R) World of Warcraft(R). I...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Studio executives have revealed that Activision Blizzard is currently in talks for the sale of World in Conflict developer Massive Entertainment following the recently completed merger between Activision and Vivendi Games. “It seems like we have plenty of options. We’ve had some good...

Activision Blizzard announced its intentions to "realign staffing" at Vivendi-owned High Moon Studios, developer of Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy (PS3, 360), the first title to be based on the Bourne license. The game hit stores last month.

The only franchises that Activision Publishing will release are based on Crash Bandicoot, Ice Age and Spyro, as well as Prototype and one other game that has not yet been announced," an Activision Blizzard representative told GameSpot. "We are reviewing our options regarding those tit...

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By Michael McWhertor We have conducted a thorough review of Vivendi Games' brand portfolio and are retaining those franchises and titles that are a strong fit with our long-term product strategy," Mike Griffith, CEO of Activision Publishing, said in a corporate statement. "We are reviewing our options reg...

By Leigh Alexander Activision's no longer just Activision anymore; as of last week, it's Activision Blizzard from here on out. But over the last fiscal quarter while it was still just Activision, the company pulled in $650 million in revenues, topping its own estimation of $500 million. This first fiscal qu...

By Earnest Cavalli Once official, the merger will see Vivendi Games (which includes Blizzard Entertainment and Sierra Entertainment) become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activison. Activision, Vivendi Quit ESA Activision Blizzard Readies for Gaming's Post-Retail FutureActivision Unveils Guitar...

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By Leigh Alexander Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $2.9 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

By RawmeatCowboy Uh-oh, do we have a new super-analyst in the works?! Read more about Activision/EA here, and more about the game industry here “While the company has sizably outperformed prior cycle profitability by a significant margin, we think that Activision has effectively leveraged this succe...

By Susan Arendt It's worth noting that the ESA's membership fees are based on the size of the publisher, and that Activision's merger with Vivendi later this year will form Activision Blizzard, which would be the industry's largest publisher. Activision Bows Out of E3 2008EU OKs Vivendi/Activision Me...

By RawmeatCowboy Link “I’ve had numerous sources tell me that development teams on all of Vivendi’s games now have to essentially pitch their projects to Activision executives. Until the merger is technically complete, work proceeds as usual, but once it’s over, Activision will start making some decis...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Take-Two has had management issues over the past few years. The publisher may be home to many big titles like BioShock and Civilization IV, it’s major bread earner is the GTA franchise. Related PostsEA Welcomes Activision-Blizzard CompetitionWhen Activision and Vivendi Games merged t...

By Mark Wilson Sierra Entertainment's Action-Strategy Opus World In Conflict Coming To Xbox 360 And PLAYSTATION®3 System In Fall 2008 The World in Conflict game for Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION®3 system is being developed by Massive Entertainment in conjunction with Sierra's-own Swordfish Studi...

By Nicolo S. Kotick noted that the merger with Vivendi Games is well on its way, which will lead to the creation of "the world s largest and most profitable independent video game company" with the "most diverse portfolio of entertainment assets in the industry."

By Mark Wilson Leisure Suit Larry is an entertaining adventure that places gamers in the middle of Hollywood's tabloid-filled mayhem to create a fun gaming experience," said Al Simone, senior vice president of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "The collaborative efforts of Allen Covert a...

By Ceasar S. Vivendi Games, whose umbrella encompasses Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Games Mobile, Blizzard Entertainment, and Sierra Online, has posted its financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and came up with interesting numbers. The video game publisher took home an ap...

By Brian Crecente Radical Entertainment has a strong pedigree of critically acclaimed, best-selling open-world games, and Sierra Entertainment is excited to see them craft an original game that has already fired-up the imaginations of press and gamers alike," said Martin Tremblay, president, Worl...

By kphu Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for videogame systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles base...

By Brian Heater You know what I'm not a huge fan of? Melon slices. Yep, I said it. Come and get me, melon council. Cantaloupe, honeydew--these things don't do much for me. You know what I'd much rather have for that twilight period betwixt breakfast and lunch? That's right, video game demos. Thankfully, Vivend...

PARIS - June 6, 2007 - Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced it is bringing the classic brain teaser The Incredible Machine™ to mobile subscribers worldwide. The mobile version of the game is based on Sierra Entertainment's original PC title and is now availa...

By Sukhdeep Sierra Entertainment (www.sierra.com), a global division of Vivendi Games, creates and publishes innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment for videogame systems, handheld gaming devices and personal computers. Sierra Entertainment features a portfolio of titles base...

By Michael McWhertor Vivendi Games (www.vivendigames.com) is a global developer, publisher and distributor of multi-platform interactive entertainment. The company is the leader in the subscription-based massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPG) category, holds leading positions...

By Michael McWhertor Sierra Entertainment will also release Scarface: The World Is Yours, an open-world action game, in Fall 2006. Scarface: The World Is Yours is being developed by Radical Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game and entertainment system fr...