It's now official AND finalized: Activision and Vivendi have finally completed all the transactions needed to seal the deal and merge into Activision Blizzard, and the union between the two major gaming outfits would open a whole lot of possibilities for the gaming industry. More details in the full article.

Numbers are in, and Activision has more than a few reasons to be proud about its third quarter of fiscal 2008 financial report. Thanks to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock,  Activision experienced substantial growth in revenue and it took top honors in software sales. More details at the full article.

The NPD group has named Activision as the number one U.S. console and handheld video game publisher for 2007, thanks to an increase in its sales as well as the success of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC).

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