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- Activision CEO Bobby Kotick will stay on as CEO of Activision Blizzard
- Blizzard Entertainment, a game publisher owned by Vivendi, is responsible for the World of Warcraft series
- Recent Activision games include [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]], Modern Warfare and New York City
- Vivendi was known as "Vivendi Universal" from 2000 until the 2006 sale of Universal Studios to GE
- Vivendi began life as a water company in 1853
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Activision Blizzard is a new company created by the merger between Activision, Inc. and French conglomerate Vivendi. The company will publish online and console video games.
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This $18.9 billion deal will create the world's largest computer games company, which will attempt to overtake current market leader Electronic Arts.Guardian Unlimited: "Computer game giant born in £9bn deal" (December 3, 2007)A profile of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, whose stake in the new company is estimated at around $310 million.Los Angeles Times: "On top of his game" (December 3, 2007)
Statement from Jean-Bernard Levy, Vivendi Chief Executive: "By combining Vivendi's games business with Activision, we are creating a worldwide leader in a high-growth industry."BBC News: Video game giants in $18bn merger (December 2, 2007)
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Activision Blizzard Questions
Hurricanes or blizzards? 7 AnswersIt all depends on what type of climate you prefer. I don't believe that hurricanes are necessarily more dangerous than blizzards. I've personally lived in Flori... read more
How many calories does a blizzard have??? 2 Answershttp://www.dairyqueen.com/upload/DQTreatNutritionBrochure.pdf Depends on the actual type of blizard they range anywhere from 440 up to 660 for a small. Good L... read more
DJ Hero confirmed by Activision, would you play it? 4 AnswersMost likely this game is going to try and capitalize on what Konami did with Beatmania. That was essentially a DJ music game, which never was very popular outsi... read more
How does book value, cattle and blizzards relate? 5 AnswersIm going to go with the book value of a cattle farm (assuming it is a corporate farm) will decline if a blizzard strikes and kills the cattle. read more




