Posted Sep 03, 2008 at 05:19PM by Mabie A. Listed in: Rumors, Events Tags: Blizzard, ESA, EA Sports, Laurent Detoc, John Riccitiello, Activision Blizzard
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ESA - Image 1What to do when your event is drawing flak and your circle of supporters are leaving one by one? Try a different strategy, for one. And this is what ESA seems to be doing for next year's E3. Talks of them "going public" are circulating the Internet's grapevines. But how probable is this move?

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Posted Aug 14, 2008 at 06:05AM by Karl B. Listed in: News, Games, Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant Tags: Blizzard, Activision, Radical Entertainment, Vancouver, Activision Blizzard
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Radical Entertainment - Image 1It looks like layoffs are the "in" thing these days. While NCSoft lost less people than rumors previously said, Radical Entertainment was not so lucky. According to the Vancouver Sun, the studio's staff has been cut roughly in half. More in the full article.

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Posted Jul 10, 2008 at 10:05PM by Sally B. Listed in: News Tags: Blizzard, Activision, Vivendi, Robert Kotick, Activision Blizzard
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Activision Blizzard - Image 1It'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.

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Posted Jul 08, 2008 at 01:34PM by Victor B. Listed in: News Tags: NASDAQ, Activision Blizzard
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Activision and Vivendi to finish merger tomorrow - Image 1Well, it looks as if the merger between Activision and Vivendi has finally reached its end. We've just received a press release that lets us fully make use of our Activision-Blizzard tag. Learn more about the merger after the jump!

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Posted Jul 02, 2008 at 09:11PM by Sally B. Listed in: News Tags: Blizzard, Activision, Vivendi, Activision Blizzard
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Activision Blizzard - Image 1Some shareholders were apparently not too pleased when Activision and Vivendi made known their plans to form a merger, and filed an injunction suit in an attempt to stop the development in its tracks. All was for naught, however, when the court denied the request to intervene in the planned merger. More details in the full article.

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Posted Apr 18, 2008 at 09:53AM by Glen D. Listed in: News Tags: Blizzard, Ubisoft, Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Activision Blizzard
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EA logo - Image 1Electronic Arts has decided to wait a bit more for Take-Two Interactive to reconsider its offer for acquisition. The Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) publisher now has until the 16th of May to say yes to the giant's proposal. However, EA has lowered its per-share purchase rate by 24 cents. All the details follow after the jump!


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Posted Jan 30, 2008 at 11:37AM by Charles D. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Activision, NBC, Howard Stringer, Bobby Kotick, Financial Times, Activision Blizzard
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Super Mario Bros. in-game advertising spoof - Image 1A lot of people have split opinions on the effectiveness of in-game advertising. However, Sony's chief executive Howard Stern expressed his doubts on the potential of that particular marketing trend. He wasn't alone in the idea either; other big names from major companies such as NBC Universal and Activision Blizzard voiced similar sentiments.

For more details, check out the full article after the jump!

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Posted Dec 09, 2007 at 05:18AM by Gino D. Listed in: News Tags: Christmas, Deniska, Vivendi, Michael Bay, Activision Blizzard
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QuickJump QuickPeek 24 - Image 1(Editor's Note: What with controversies last week, the gaming industry's Batmobile might've lost its wheel - while the Joker got away - but that doesn't mean this sleigh ride will be stopping any time soon.)

G'day Christmas shoppers! This week in the gaming industry, we get to see the birth of a new umbrella corporation (sans the bio-engineered zombies) and a whole slew of issues to settle. QuickJump QuickPeek 24 is here to pop open a bottle of eggnog and more updates!

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Posted Dec 05, 2007 at 12:10PM by Sally B. Listed in: News Tags: Blizzard, Activision, Vivendi, Harmonix, Activision Blizzard
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EA Logo - Image 1After Activision and Vivendi's announcement of the Activision Blizzard merger, will other gaming companies follow suit? At the very least, EA is open to the acquisition of other development studios, since there's a lot of talent to tap into that's not within EA's in-house studios. Check out more details in the full article.

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Posted Dec 03, 2007 at 11:44AM by Sally B. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Blizzard, Microsoft, Activision, Sony, Vivendi, Activision Blizzard
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Piers Harding-Rolls - Image 1Some analysts are adopting an optimistic outlook towards the recent announcement from Activision and Vivendi Games of their merge into Activision Blizzard. One such analyst, Piers Harding-Rolls, gives a few good reasons why. Hit the full article to check it out.

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