Blizzard and Activision Merge
Posted by Bezhou Feng on 03 December 2007 - 03:32 · 31 comments & 17174 views
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#1 Posted by Shadrack on 03 Dec 2007 - 03:48
- Wow. This is the first I've heard of this. Not sure what to think yet. I like Activision and I like Blizzard. Hopefully this is a good thing.
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#2 Posted by MegaRainX on 03 Dec 2007 - 04:18
- Could be like and Enix and Square merged.......Oh gods.
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#3 Posted by brent3000 on 03 Dec 2007 - 04:32
- wow Activision Blizzard what a name for a company.... wonder where it came from
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#3.1 Posted by MegaRainX on 03 Dec 2007 - 04:47
- Quote - (brent3000 said @ #3)wow Activision Blizzard what a name for a company.... wonder where it came from
That's not the name. Just check the Blizz website. -
#3.2 Posted by The Burning Rom on 03 Dec 2007 - 05:22
- I think you should check out the Blizzard website, as it says right on there that the new organization will be called Activision Blizzard ;-)
Blizzard Entertainment will still exist, as a division of Activision Blizzard. The news post on www.blizzard.com is actually quite informative, as is their FAQ on it.
Overall, it sounds like they're just pooling money/knowledge, and not really 'merging' like most companies do.
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#4 Posted by illz55 on 03 Dec 2007 - 11:56
- To be more correct, you should write that Vivendi and Activision have merged.
Press release: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15203/Activi...s-Release-Text/ -
#4.1 Posted by Wiggz on 03 Dec 2007 - 13:21
- Quote - (illz55 said @ #4)To be more correct, you should write that Vivendi and Activision have merged.
Press release: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15203/Activi...s-Release-Text/
I disagree. Blizzard (currently owned by Vivendi) is merging with Activision. Vivendi is then plowing money into the project. Vivendi are still a company in their own right. In essence it's a division of them -
#4.2 Posted by illz55 on 04 Dec 2007 - 03:21
- Quote - (Wiggz said @ #4.1)Quote - (illz55 said @ #4)To be more correct, you should write that Vivendi and Activision have merged.
Press release: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15203/Activi...s-Release-Text/
I disagree. Blizzard (currently owned by Vivendi) is merging with Activision. Vivendi is then plowing money into the project. Vivendi are still a company in their own right. In essence it's a division of them
Did you even read the Press Release?
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#8 Posted by Croquant on 03 Dec 2007 - 16:32
- It could be worse. They could have been acquired by EA.
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#9 Posted by n_K on 03 Dec 2007 - 16:50
- activision = scum
ea = more than scum
blizzard = ace
well, more companies will go to crap... great : -
#9.1 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 04 Dec 2007 - 13:25
- Activision has published some pretty cool games in their time. Don't know why you'd see them as scum.
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#9.2 Posted by n_K on 05 Dec 2007 - 19:07
- Quote - (Dakkaroth said @ #9.1)Activision has published some pretty cool games in their time. Don't know why you'd see them as scum.
try and get a patch to any of there games that are older than... 5 months ? you can get them off lameplanet and places but not from activision
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#10 Posted by Imnotrichey on 03 Dec 2007 - 18:10
- I never knew Blizzard was owned by another company.
Either way, hopefully this merge doesn't bring down Blizzard's quality. They are second to none when it comes to releasing a top notch game.
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#11 Posted by jstillion on 03 Dec 2007 - 18:28
- Vivendi been trying to sell Blizzard for some time in the past.
It was so bad that a lot of key Blizzard dev's left Blizzard (and formed Anet which came out with Guildwars - The dev's for Starcraft and Battlenet especially) getting sick of hearing about news about there company and sale attempts coming more from gaming web sites vs internal information.
Overall, I don't see this as being too bad.
EA would of been a kiss of death.....
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#12 Posted by solardog on 03 Dec 2007 - 18:57
- This is good. United they stand a better chance of fending off EA, divided they will fall.
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#13 Posted by +Dakkaroth on 04 Dec 2007 - 04:12
- So long as Blizzard doesn't drop in quality, I could care less.
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#14 Posted by Neoauld on 04 Dec 2007 - 06:23
- i dont think blizzard will be effected by this, but activison will, maybe theyll get some higher quality stuff
maybe theyll resurrect SC Ghost
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#15 Posted by toadeater on 04 Dec 2007 - 08:01
- I hope they concentrate on PC games.
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#15.1 Posted by Preemo on 06 Dec 2007 - 00:33
- Given Blizzard's track history, they've been developing their products for PC only for as long as they've been in business. I know there have been a few ports to the console but those don't really count.
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#15.2 Posted by Shadrack on 07 Dec 2007 - 01:01
- Quote - (Preemo said @ #15.1)Given Blizzard's track history, they've been developing their products for PC only for as long as they've been in business. I know there have been a few ports to the console but those don't really count.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what comes out of the cooker.
What about The Lost Vikings?
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#18 Posted by RangerLG on 04 Dec 2007 - 21:17
- I hope for a new Pitfall!
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#18.1 Posted by Magallanes on 05 Dec 2007 - 13:34
:-(
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#19 Posted by Chrono951 on 04 Dec 2007 - 21:20
- I usually associate the evil of EA with the size of their company. It seems the bigger a company gets, the more evil they get. I hope that doesn't happen here since this will make a company bigger than EA.
The merged business will be called Activision Blizzard and its chief executive will be Activision's current CEO Bobby Kotick. Vivendi will be the biggest shareholder in the group. Jean-Bernard Levy, Vivendi chief executive, said: "This alliance is a major strategic step for Vivendi and is another illustration of our drive to extend our presence in the entertainment sector. The two firms are hoping that their different strengths will combine to form a business which is powerful on every gaming platform and in every territory. "By combining Vivendi's games business with Activision, we are creating a worldwide leader in a high-growth industry."