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BlizzCon is one of the biggest single developer conferences out there and the huge amount of Blizzard fans made the company host two events in a single year. The first one, the Blizzard World Wide Invitational, was more for the press, with the much awaited announcement of the Diablo III title. But now, the developer,... |
7 October 2008
20:01 GMT |
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These are troubled times, the economical situation in the United States isn't very good. With stock prices falling for almost every company, some analysts said that one of the most sure investments these days are in the large companies in the gaming industry. Names such as Electronic Arts or Activision Bli... |
30 September 2008
03:41 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard is finally announcing a clear release date for Call of Duty: World at War. The North American market will get the game on November 11 and while no clear European date has been announced yet, we surely hope it will arrive in Europe at the same time. The game is set to launch for the PlayStation 3, ... |
8 September 2008
05:18 GMT |
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The question of the day in the MMO world is: who can take on World of Warcraft and Blizzard and win? Tabula Rasa tried and the results were less than spectacular. Age of Conan, from Funcon, tried and it did well, but not great. Now EA Mythic is giving it a shot by preparing to release what might be the most awaited n... |
3 September 2008
03:08 GMT |
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A study by the Screen Digest group shows how much two publishers are willing to set their mark on the videogames launched during what's left of 2008.From July to September, which is oddly seen as a pre-Christmas period, Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts will publish more than 75% of all the ... |
27 August 2008
18:12 GMT |
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The Entertainment Software Association is sending word that it is hiring a new general counsel in the person of Kenneth Doroshow, who is a veteran of the Recording Industry Association of America. At the organization, Kenneth served as the head of the litigation department, which sought to go after all those who infr... |
21 August 2008
02:32 GMT |
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The situation is looking kinda grim for all who love World in Conflict as much as I do. When Activision announced its intention to only retain intellectual properties like Spyro, Ice Age, Crash Bandicoot and Prototype from Vivendi Games, everybody was worried about the fate of Ghostbusters, the videogame re-interpret... |
7 August 2008
14:06 GMT |
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In an investor call that follows the release of the financial results for the first quarter of 2008, Activision Blizzard leading figures mentioned a few facts regarding the future development of their company.Bobby Kotick, the head of Activision, says that he expects the merged Activision Blizzard to sell videogames ... |
4 August 2008
18:06 GMT |
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As was widely expected, the Activision Blizzard bosses have not decided what franchises to keep from Vivendi Universal and which to spin off or cancel altogether. Lovers of Spyro, Ice Age and Crash Bandicoot can breathe a sigh of relief, as these intellectual properties are considered important and will feature promi... |
4 August 2008
02:35 GMT |
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Logitech and Activision Blizzard have announced that they are going to enter into a partnership aimed at creating so called "premium" instruments for the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour. The game will be available sometime this fall for the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii.It seems... |
1 August 2008
02:47 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard is announcing the future of the Vivendi Games properties that it has acquired as part of the merger process. The new company is expected to keep some of the most successful franchises and to spin off or terminate other intellectual properties.The most interesting assets for Activision Blizzard are... |
29 July 2008
08:04 GMT |
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Activision, back when it was not yet part of Activision Blizzard, announced that it was pulling out of the Entertainment Software Association and that it would not take part in E3. Because the event itself is a big draw for the press and for the gamers, Activision Blizzard has decided to host an "independent" press e... |
17 July 2008
02:53 GMT |
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In a formal statement released yesterday, the board of directors of Take Two formally rejected the new offer for shares that Electronic Arts had put out on Friday. Because the offer is hostile, meaning that it targets individual shareholders rather than negotiate with the board of Take Two, it will continue as planne... |
22 April 2008
02:41 GMT |
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The game industry is clearly in a phase where consolidation is very important. Late last year, we heard that Activision was merging with Blizzard, well, technically with the games division of Vivendi, of which Blizzard is the most important component. Earlier this year we witnessed the launch of an offer by Electroni... |
7 April 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard has barely been announced (as a newborn company) and already they're confirming titles to be released under its label, although the label itself won't be stamped on any of the games' covers, as Blizzard's President and CEO Mike Morhaime confirmed a while back. What would you sa... |
4 December 2007
08:05 GMT |
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In light of a breaking piece of news this weekend saying that Vivendi has bought a majority stake in Activision, not changing the latter's status much, Blizzard President and CEO Mike Morhaime had a little chat with blokes over at 1UP.com, revealing more details on the most important merger occurring in the vide... |
3 December 2007
06:23 GMT |
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Yes, in what looks to be the merger of the century, Activision and Vivendi (owners of Blizzard Entertainment) have announced their agreement to combine Vivendi Games with the aforementioned company, giving birth to Activision Blizzard, who will continue to operate as a public company.Vivendi will own some 52% owners... |
3 December 2007
03:26 GMT |
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