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It's crunch time for Starcraft II
Original at WA today
• Mon, Jun 15
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 ...
It's crunch time for Starcraft II
Original at Stuff.co.nz
• Wed, Apr 22
New Zealand 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 ...
It's crunch time for Starcraft II
Original at Brisbane Times
• Tue, Apr 21
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 ...
Activision Blizzard's March Quarter Net Revenues and Earnings ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Thu, Apr 16
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Also includes the costs of the Blizzard Entertainment equity plan and Vivendi awards to historical Vivendi Games employees. (d) Reflects the results of products and operations from the historical Vivendi Games businesses that the company has exited or ...
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Activision Blizzard's March Quarter Net Revenues and Earnings ... - PR Newswire
Original at prnewswire.com
• Thu, Apr 16
• 6 related articles
Also includes the costs of the Blizzard Entertainment equity plan and Vivendi awards to historical Vivendi Games employees. (d) Reflects the results of products and operations from the historical Vivendi Games businesses that the company has exited or ...
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10-K: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. - MarketWatch
Original at marketwatch.com
• Fri, Feb 27
10-K: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. Activision Blizzard now conducts the combined business operations of Activision, Inc. and Vivendi Games including Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. See also Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on ...
Source: World of Warcraft Expansion Delayed to March or April
Original at JLM Pacific Epoch
• Mon, Feb 16
China - Blizzard Entertainment is a division of Vivendi Games and Activision merger Activision Blizzard. Pacific Epoch is a boutique media and business intelligence ...
Gov Rejects Blizzard's "Ghost" Game Name as "Feudal Superstition"
Original at JLM Pacific Epoch
• Fri, Feb 13
China - Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games and Activision merger Activision Blizzard, appealed to the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court to ...
The top 20 game stories of 2008
Original at VentureBeat
• Fri, Dec 26
CA - Activision closed its merger with Vivendi Games, which included the crown jewel Blizzard Entertainment, maker of World of Warcraft. In post-merger life, ...
Homes for orphaned games
Original at Santa Rosa Press Democrat
• Sun, Dec 21
CA - Dec 21, 2008 of Duty" fame) bought up Vivendi Games (owner of "World of Warcraft" powerhouse and cash cow Blizzard Entertainment, as well as the struggling Sierra), ...
Deal not grounded by airline industry's woes
Original at Daily Report - Top Stories
• Wed, Dec 3
GA - Dec 3, 2008 based Activision and combined Activision with its Vivendi Games subsidiary, which included Blizzard Entertainment. The transaction closed in July. ...
Microsoft signs advertising deal with Activision Blizzard
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Dec 3
By Jeff Baker Read (Yahoo! Tech) Related PostsActivision PS3 Titles With 100% More Ads Now Making sure gamers don???t get PS3 versions of their titles, Activision has announced that it h…Activision Blizzard Merger Approved Activision today announced that its merger with Blizzard Entertainment...
Companies | Blizzard Entertainment | Game Central | Game, New and ...
Original at Game Central
• Sat, Nov 22
• 4 related articles
Blizzard was part of the Vivendi Games group of Vivendi. In July 2008 Vivendi Games merged with Activision, using Blizzard’s name in the resulting company, Activision Blizzard. In 1996, Blizzard acquired Condor Games, which had been ...
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World of Warcraft" has rivals racing for new worlds - Vox
Original at Beta1’s
• Fri, Nov 21
• 4 related articles
By Beta1 Fans of the massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game by Blizzard Entertainment, a unit of Vivendi Games, lined up outside stores around the world this month to get the game's second expansion pack "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich ...
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» “World of Warcraft” faces rivals that are looking for new worlds <b>...</b>
Original at myddnetwork.com
• Fri, Nov 21
• 4 related articles
This month, fans of the massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game by Blizzard Entertainment, which is a unit of Vivendi Games, lined up outside stores around the world to get their second expansion pack “World of Warcraft: Wrath of the ...
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"World of Warcraft" enfrenta a rivales que buscan nuevos mundos
Original at Reuters América Latina
• Thu, Nov 20
Terra Chile UK - Nov 20, 2008 Los seguidores del videojuego de rol multijugador masivo en línea de Blizzard Entertainment, una unidad de Vivendi Games, se aglomeraron a la salida de las ... World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King™ rompe récord de ventas ... Business Wire (press release)
WOW game goldu6 » Blog Archive » Activision-Blizzard April-June ...
Original at edublogs.eu
• Sun, Nov 16
• 4 related articles
The former properties of Vivendi Games, which include World of Warcraft powerhouse Blizzard Entertainment, generated €223 million, or $347.8 million, during the same period, bringing total Activision Blizzard earnings to approximately ...
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Dan Aykroyd Confirms Role In Ghostbusters News - TotalVideoGames.com
Original at Total Video Games
• Wed, Oct 15
By editor@totalvideogames.com Universal Studios is currently owned by US television network NBC and Vivendi Group, owners of Vivendi Games, Sierra Entertainment, and World of Warcraft developers, Blizzard Entertainment. News of a Ghostbusters videogame comes as ...
News : Activision merges with Blizzard parent, Vivendi [PC] - from ...
Original at GamePro.com
• Sat, Aug 30
Activision and Vivendi Games (parent company of Blizzard Entertainment) announced an 18.9 billion dollar merger on Sunday, forming a new company called Activision Blizzard where current Activision CEO, Robert Kotick, will remain as ...
Activision: Vivendi Games Merger Officially Approved
Original at Wired
• Fri, Jul 11
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...
Blizzard Made $295M Last Quarter, Wrath of the Lich King Dated For Second Half Of '08
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 14
By Michael McWhertor Vivendi Games, which contributed some $340 million to its parent company's "very good" first quarter, continues to place much of its success on Blizzard Entertainment. The World of Warcraft developer provided an impressive $295 million to Vivendi's games division, with a good portio...
Activision Announces Record Billion-Dollar Growth In "Breakthrough" Fiscal 08
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, May 8
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By Leigh Alexander Primarily, the company looks ahead to the finalization of its merger with Vivendi Games (notably including Blizzard Entertainment and its market-leading World of Warcraft), which still requires stockholder approval and other closing procedures.
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Orange Box, COD4, BioShock Dominate AIAS Awards [Awards]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Feb 8
By Mike Fahey Multiplayer Game of the Year: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Publisher: Vivendi Games Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Producer: Frank Pearce Game Director: Rob Pardo Creative Director: Chris Metzen Cellular Game of the Year: skate. Publisher: Electronic Arts
Blizzard Loots $1.2 Billion From 2007, Thanks To WoW
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jan 30
By Michael McWhertor Vivendi, of which Blizzard Entertainment is a division, released its 2007 earnings revenues today, revealing that the World of Warcraft publisher raked in $1.2 billion (€814 million) in revenue last year. WoW's 10 million large subscriber base contributed the lion's share of the Viv...
Rumor: Blizzard working on a cell application for World of Warcraft?
Original at Massively
• Fri, Jan 25
By Michael Zenke Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Business models, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, Mobile, RumorsNow that would be cool. It's just a rumour, but Pocket Gamer is reporting that Blizzard Entertainment may be working on a cellphone application for World of Warcraft players. The...
Blizzard Entertainment: Activision Blizzard CEO speaks
Original at Breaking News from Feeds
• Wed, Dec 5
By asp (asp) The newly-formed company, Kotick says, "unlocks the value of Blizzard" and other parts of Vivendi Games. "Being part of the biggest video game company in the world instead of a big French media company feels more relevant to the employees."
Will There Be Activision Blizzard Branding? No. [Business]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Dec 3
By Brian Ashcraft As we announced last night, Vivendi Games (which includes Blizzard Entertainment) and Activision have merged after Vivendi bought a majority share in the company. Like with any merger, things will obviously change. Things like the name, which will now be Activision Blizzard. Say that a c...
Vivendi bags 19 Q3 sales increase; WoW population hits 9.3M
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Nov 14
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...
Vivendi bags 19 Q3 sales increase; WoW population hits 9.3M
Original at Mobile
• Wed, Nov 14
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...
Video Games Live Orchestrates Special Blizzard Concert Events
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, May 14
By Michael McWhertor Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some o...