Vivendi and Activision to create Activision Blizzard

[Sean]

ACTIVISION: Press Releases

VIVENDI AND ACTIVISION TO CREATE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD – World’s Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher

Combination Brings Activision’s Best-Selling Video Games, Including Guitar Hero®, Call of Duty®, and Tony Hawk, Together With Vivendi Games’ Portfolio of Leading Franchises, Including Crash Bandicoot™ and Spyro™, and Blizzard Entertainment’s™ StarCraft®, Diablo® and Global #1 Subscription-Based World Of Warcraft®

Vivendi to Contribute Vivendi Games Valued at $8.1 Billion, Plus $1.7 Billion in Cash in Exchange for Approximately 52% Stake in Activision Blizzard at Closing; Total Transaction Valued at $18.9 Billion

Activision Blizzard Will Commence Post-Closing Cash Tender Offer for Up to 146.5 Million of its Shares at $27.50 per Share, Representing 31% Premium for Activision Stockholders Based on 20-Trading Day Average

Transaction Will Unlock Value of Blizzard Entertainment’s Massively Multiplayer Online Games Business and Will Be Accretive to Stockholders of Activision and Vivendi

Very interesting - especially considering the studios that Activision has acquired recently. They just picked up Bizzare, no? One studio we all thought was going to the Microsoft Game Studio group.

[Szlia]

There's a similar topic in MMORPG General... or it went to the rickshaw allready?

[Sean]

I read that shithole of a cesspool like once a month - didn't realize it was posted there till after I posted it here. This forum is way better anyways.

[Lorrac]

I swear, some old timers are gonna have a heart attack when they see the word blizzard printed on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skating XXX disc.

edit: also, in before World of Guitar Hero!!1!!11!

[Sean]

Since Activion just picked up Bizzare, it's time for Project Gotham Lost Vikings Racing imo.

[Ayeshala]

That one came out of fucking nowhere.

Anyway, Guitar Hero: Rock@Azeroth for sure
Or Call of Duty: The Lordaeron campaign?
Exciting times!... maybe

[Araxen]

This is better than EA buying them up. Thank god that didn't happen.

[Delenar]

Of note to guitar hero fans, Now they theoretically have access to Universal Musics library, which is owned by Vivendi.

[Cor]

Originally Posted by Araxen

This is better than EA buying them up. Thank god that didn't happen.

EA will probably buy Ubisoft instead.

[Ninajrr]

Originally Posted by Cor

EA will probably buy Ubisoft instead.

In an attempt to consolidate all the shit into one tightly packed building? Bless them.

[Sean]

Ubisoft? Shit? Surely you jest.

The Canadian Ubisoft studios put out some pretty stellar games. Hello Assassin's Creed? Naurto? Prince of Persia?

[Dyscord]

Project Gotham Rock'n Roll racing.


I think I need a towel.

[Ninajrr]

Originally Posted by Sean

Ubisoft? Shit? Surely you jest.

The Canadian Ubisoft studios put out some pretty stellar games. Hello Assassin's Creed? Naurto? Prince of Persia?

More like Hype, Overdone and They Got Lucky. (seriously though, Ubisoft has a few good titles, most of which come out of the same dev team, but in general they are pretty good at producing high quality packages of shit)

[Ziggurat]

Keep in mind, EA already owns 20% of Ubisoft, so they've already got their foot in the door.

[Quineloe]

Originally Posted by Delenar

Of note to guitar hero fans, Now they theoretically have access to Universal Musics library, which is owned by Vivendi.

And this means?