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Blizzard and Activision Announce $18.8bn Merger
Ebon Praetor writes "The BBC reports that Blizzard and Activision have announced an $18.8bn merger. Activision's CEO, Bobby Kotick, will become the head of the joint company, while Vivendi, Blizzard's current parent company, will become the largest single investor in the new group. Even with the size of the merger, the combined company will still be smaller than the industry giant EA. 'As part of the merger plan, Blizzard will invest $2bn in the new company, while Activision is putting up $1bn. The merged business will be called Activision Blizzard ... Vivendi will be the biggest shareholder in the group.'"
Not too often the summary itself IS the dupe...
I can't wait to start buying their games and various swag -- all emblazoned with the new Blactavision logos!
World of Command and Conquer?
"Live as if you'll die tomorrow." Ridiculous. You could die later today.
I screamed.
Why are the amounts quoted in Barbadian dollars?
So, does anyone know who's going to be put in charge of the new company? And what about Vivendi? I thought they owned part of Blizzard. Any word on them?
This guy's the limit!
a chance for a classic to be reborn!
world of pitfall anyone?
Call of Duty 5, Azeroth Edition-
"{crackle} SGT Hulka, bring up your platoon of Orcs and get a crossfire on those Dwarves STAT!"
Thrall Pro Skater 2: grinding in dalaran
turn up the jukebox and tell me a lie
"Blactavision" makes me think of "Blacula". But silly as that (and my suggestion) sounds, it's better than "Activision Blizzard". What were they thinking? They may as well have called themselves "No Imagination Games Corp."
-Keeping Activision (on its own) would have been cool for the nostalgia factor.
-Keeping Blizzard (on its own) would have been cool for the currently-successful factor
-If they couldn't decide, they should have just gotten a new name altogether. Maybe they could have sold themselves as a bridge between the gaming industry and general media distributors and called themselves gPod. Or maybe Gune...
The CB App. What's your 20?
Yes, obviously they bought Blizzard out so that they could nerf warriors; it had nothing to do with the money.
Activision Blizzard? That's the best name they could come up with?
If they wanted to depend on brand name recognition, they should have simply called themselves "The Creators of WOW & Call of Duty".
As someone who mostly associates the name "Activision" with old titles, the first thing that popped in my head when I read this was... "Massively Multiplayer Pitfall!"
Dear Zonk,
You shouldn't repeat yourself in your summary, it makes the summary redundant. It's like when you say something twice and it becomes redundant.
"Women are just like ninjas; They lie even when it is more convenient to tell the truth." ~ Unknown
Finally, I'll be able to stop playing WoW! It's so addictive now, but I'm sure Activision will somehow find a way to fuck it up so that it won't be fun, and I'll finally be able to quit.
Thanks, Activision! (Thactivision.)
"Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased
I wonder if we can now trade our Warcraft Gold for new Songs for Guitar Hero III on sites like mmoExchange.com or GamerTex.com
Activision's CEO is tired of being "pwned by crazy leet zons" in Diablo 2. Since Blizzard has ceased development on Diablo 2 patches, the only way to remedy the situation was to buy out Blizzard and start development on the next patch.
1/8, 2/8, etc.
The Ghost of Infocom cries out in the wind.
The Ghost of Infocom moves north.
The Ghost of Infocom enters.
The Ghost of Infocom hits Blizzard with the long sword.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)