Wizard Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 The companies behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft are merging in a deal which could shake up the global video games industry. Activision and Blizzard have said they will form "the world's most profitable games business" in a deal worth $18.8bn (£9.15bn). US-based Activision also makes hit console games such as the Tony Hawk series and Guitar Hero. Nine million people pay a monthly subscription to play World of Warcraft. 'High-growth industry' Blizzard is the biggest player in online gaming and Warcraft is the global market leader of what are known as massively multi-player online role-playing games, or MMORPGs. It is currently owned by the French media group Vivendi. As part of the merger plan, Blizzard will invest $2bn in the new company, while Activision is putting up $1bn. 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. "By combining Vivendi's games business with Activision, we are creating a worldwide leader in a high-growth industry." ... BBC News Edit: To Emulamers, thanks for supporting me in this moment of awesomeness. Love you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 This is pretty damn big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yeah tell me about it. I guess now we can expect subtle Marvel references in WoW now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.S.D Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I thought both companies always dish out good games? It's going to be good for players like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well Activision is also a publisher of games. Gotta remember that. Blizzard just makes decent games and self publishes their titles. So put two and two together and we get Blizzactivisionard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKKDARK Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 It will be too big, andwhy they would do it? They don't need to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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