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Microsoft to Buy Vivendi Games Division?

Posted by timothy on from the passive-voice dept.

Unknown Relic writes "While far from confirmed, it is reported that Microsoft is seriously looking into buying, or may have already bought, Vivendi's Games Division. For those who aren't aware, Vivendi owns several prominent gaming companies, including Valve and Blizzard! While no official announcements have been made, one is apparently expected soon. While this would doubtlessly be a great boon to Xbox's library, it could be a shock to other consoles as titles which were originally planned for a diverse release become Xbox exclusives."

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  1. Vivendi does not own Valve by Schnapple · · Score: 4, Informative

    Vivendi does not own Valve, Sierra published Half-Life and it stands to reason they'll publish whatever else Valve does, but they don't own them.

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    Schnapple

  2. Re:Will it be the end of Battle.Net by MisterFancypants · · Score: 5, Informative
    Since Blizzard currently provides the battle.net system for free, will Microsoft starting charging for the service as they charge for everything else.

    Ever consider thinking before posting? Microsoft has owned www.zone.com for YEARS now and they only charge for 'premium' games, like Asheron's Call. For online retail game matching (ala Battle.net), NO CHARGE! Never has been.