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Vivendi Games revenues up 68.9 per cent
Vivendi has reported that revenue for the first half of 2007 for its Vivendi Games division is up 68.9 per cent over the same period last year
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Burning Crusade boosts Vivendi profits
The World of Warcraft franchise has once again helped Vivendi to impressive financial results, with the media company reporting Q1 profits of EUR 771 million, a increase of 22.8 per cent.
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Junction Point Vivendi signing "untrue"
Warren Spector has scotched reports that Vivendi has signed one of several secret Junction Point games, saying he's "unclear" why the story emerged and to expect a "big announcement sometime soon."
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Sierra appoints XBLA exec for online push
Sierra Online continues to strengthen its commitment to online console gaming by appointing Xbox Live Arcade portfolio manager Ross Erickson.
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Vivendi acquires Wanako Games
Vivendi Games has acquired Wanako Games, the largest game development studio in Latin America.
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Blizzard exec says consoles are becoming 'sophisticated PCs'
Blizzard's Itzik Ben Bassat has suggested that consoles are becoming more and more like PCs - to the point where they could be obsolete within as little as five years.
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In brief: this week's mobile gaming news
Our sister site, <i>MobileIndustry.biz</i>, covers all the latest news in the growing mobile gaming sector. Here, we present a round-up of this week's developments.
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Warcraft boosts Vivendi revenues 25 per cent
The continued success of World of Warcraft has helped raise Vivendi Games' revenues by over 25 per cent, to EUR 804 million, for the full year of 2006.
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Publishers welcome PS3 launch news
Following the announcement of the European PS3 launch details earlier this week, big name publishers have been showing strong support for Sony's new console.
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Swordfish expands with new office and recruitment drive
Swordfish Studios is expanding by opening a new studio in Manchester to compliment its existing Birmingham outfit, as well as looking to recruit over 50 staff for next-gen projects.
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WOW boosts Vivendi profits 186 per cent
VU Games has revealed profits of EUR 24 million for the three months ending September 30th, compared to EUR 11 million for the same period last year.
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Market Leader
Some Research founder Sean Dromgoole on why IP is key for both publishers and platform holders.
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Vivendi acquires mobile games developer
Vivendi Games has announced the acquisition of mobile games developer Centerscore in a deal which covers the studio's back catalogue as well as titles currently in development.
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World of Warcraft boosts Vivendi profits
Vivendi Universal has announced a 12.1 per cent increase in profits for the second quarter of 2006, thanks in part to the continued success of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft
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Vivendi to publish next game from Double Fine
Vivendi Games has confirmed that it is set to publish the next title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind acclaimed PC, PS2 and Xbox title Psychonauts.
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In-house development will boost creativity - Vivendi
Vivendi is striving to bring back the creativity that's lacking from the industry, European EVP, Adam Roberts, telling <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that bringing development in-house will help.
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Pushing the Boundaries
Vivendi's Adam Roberts on shifting the focus back towards creativity in gaming.
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Confusion reigns at UK publishers over new format E3
UK publishers clammed up today as the shock of E3's effective demise sinks in, with almost all of the biggest players refusing to offer comment without deferring to their US offices.
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Vivendi profits lifted by World of Warcraft
Vivendi has announced its financial results for the first half of the year, the biggest increase in revenues generated by its games division and the continued success of MMO title, World of Warcraft.
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Bid to break up Vivendi gathers momentum
Vivendi shareholder Alexandar Vik has received backing for his bid to break the company up in the form of a EURO 19 billion investment from the Bank of America and Deutsche Bank.
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Court prevents former Ubi exec from starting work at Vivendi
Former Ubisoft COO Martin Tremblay will have to wait even longer before joining Vivendi after a Quebec court extended a temporary injunction to prevent him from starting his new job until June.
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Profits on the rise for Vivendi
French media group Vivendi Universal has announced its Q1 financial statement, with profits up across the board and a particularly positive rise in revenues for its games division, bolstered once again by World of Warcraft.