Vivendi Games

Vivendi posts Q2 profits up 12%

Majority shareholder in Activision Blizzard nets EUR 667 million

Activision cans Ghostbusters game

Sierra studios face "realignment", sale or closure; high-profile titles dropped from forthcoming Activision Blizzard line-up

Vivendi Games H1 revenues down 11%

Drop attributed mostly to comparison with Burning Crusade launch last year

Activision shareholders approve Vivendi merger

Activision Blizzard deal completes paving the way for the world's largest videogame publisher

Activision Blizzard formation set for July 8

New super-publisher will be the world's most profitable videogames publisher, says Lazard Capital

EA: Activision, Vivendi ESA exit shows "lack of leadership"

Brown accuses rivals of "stepping away from responsibility" but calls for ESA to prove membership benefits to the industry

Vivendi Games Q1 revenue down 24.1 per cent

Vivendi Games' Q1 revenue - 86.8 per cent coming from Blizzard - was down 24.1 per cent from Q1 2007

Activision, Vivendi discontinue ESA membership

The US game publishers organisation confirms that that Activision and Vivendi have discontinued their membership

We don't need celebrity to sell games, says Bourne team

High Moon Studios won't favour movie stars over quality of finished product

EU approves Vivendi merger with Activision

The EU has concluded its inquiry, granting permission for Vivendi to merge with Activision

Vivendi to raise $1.4 billion in new bond issue

Publisher to rebalance its debt structure for Activision acquisition with US bonds

Vivendi 2007 revenues up 9.7%

Vivendi has released its financial results for the full year 2007, showing a 9.7 per cent increase in revenues to EUR 21,657

More banks join Vivendi loan

Vivendi's approved loan of EUR 3.5 billion for the deals including the Activision Blizzard merger and the acquisition of telecoms company Neuf Cegetel, announced last week, has had its backing syndicate expanded.

World of Warcraft surpasses 10 million subscribers

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that subscribership for its World of Warcraft MMORPG recently passed the 10 million mark worldwide

Vivendi closes finance for Activision deal

The completion of the Activision Blizzard deal has moved a step closer with the news that Vivendi has secured funding to the tune of EUR 3.5 billion

Vivendi titles heading to Nokia handsets

Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, announced an agreement to bring a line-up of its mobile games to Nokia handsets via Download! and Nokia Catalogues

Vivendi appoints new strategy and development VP

Vivendi announced today that Regis Turrini has been appointed senior executive vice president for strategy and development

Activision pair bag $40m

Activision executives Robert Kotick and Brian Kelly stand to make around USD 40 million between them as a result of the deal to merge Activision with Vivendi Games, thanks to their current shareholding in the company.

ActiBlizz deal unexpected, say insiders

Following yesterday's headline news that Activision and Vivendi have merged their games businesses to form a new company called Activision Blizzard, industry sources have indicated to GamesIndustry.biz that the deal was a surprise to all

Activision and Vivendi Games merge to become world's largest publisher

Activision and Vivendi Games are to merge, becoming the world's largest independent videogame publisher, in a deal valued at $18.9 billion