THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: MCD on December 02, 2007, 12:34:41 PM

Title: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: MCD on December 02, 2007, 12:34:41 PM
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Combination Brings Activision’s Best-Selling Video Games, Including Guitar Hero®, Call of Duty®, and Tony Hawk, Together With Vivendi Games’ Portfolio of Leading Franchises, Including Crash BandicootTM and SpyroTM, and Blizzard Entertainment’s® StarCraft®, Diablo® and Global #1 Subscription-Based World Of Warcraft®

Vivendi to Contribute Vivendi Games Valued at $8.1 Billion, Plus $1.7 Billion in Cash in Exchange for Approximately 52% Stake in Activision Blizzard at Closing; Total Transaction Valued at $18.9 Billion

Activision Blizzard Will Commence Post-Closing Cash Tender Offer for Up to 146.5 Million of its Shares at $27.50 per Share, Representing 31% Premium for Activision Stockholders Based on 20-Trading Day Average

Transaction Will Unlock Value of Blizzard Entertainment’s Massively Multiplayer Online Games Business and Will Be Accretive to Stockholders of Activision and Vivendi


http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071202005054&newsLang=en
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Kyle on December 02, 2007, 12:48:51 PM
y'know, shit happens.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on December 02, 2007, 02:24:59 PM
Holy Shit!

EA am small timer now.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Himu on December 02, 2007, 02:46:56 PM
holy shit
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 02, 2007, 02:57:18 PM
Wow.



 I like the name too. 
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Himu on December 02, 2007, 03:01:08 PM
bioware absorbed, blizzard absorbed, VALVE IS NEXT NOOOOO
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 02, 2007, 03:01:32 PM
damnnn
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2007, 03:32:08 PM
Well, that was unexpected.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 02, 2007, 04:04:31 PM
A friend of mine works for Sierra Online (Vivendi), I wonder how things will be for him this week at work.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 02, 2007, 04:11:30 PM
That's cool.  Maybe my friends at Blizzard can give me stuff other than Blizzard games. 
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: demi on December 02, 2007, 04:19:24 PM
Ohhhhhhh shit, tomorrow is going to be FUN at work
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2007, 04:31:13 PM
Quote from: demi on December 02, 2007, 04:19:24 PM
Ohhhhhhh shit, tomorrow is going to be FUN at work

do you see people leaving over this?
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: demi on December 02, 2007, 04:32:57 PM
/shrug

I just like stuff like this
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: treythemovie on December 02, 2007, 04:33:59 PM
I own stock in Activision!
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2007, 04:34:40 PM
my biggest sad take away from this is we will never see UMG songs in Rock Band again. dreams of Achtung Baby full album DLC = smashed
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 02, 2007, 04:36:15 PM
Rock Band owned lol
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 02, 2007, 05:27:17 PM
That'll be pretty cool if the COD team does a Starcraft FPS. 
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2007, 05:34:23 PM
don't look to see Blizzard IP get whored out any time soon, motherfuckers
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 02, 2007, 05:37:00 PM
Would Blizzard really mind someone else doing a Starcraft shooter?  I mean they tried and they couldn't even make a releasable game. 
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2007, 06:03:03 PM
not going to happen!
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: zeergoth on December 02, 2007, 10:27:01 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 02, 2007, 06:03:03 PM
not going to happen!
???
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: gibletsngravy on December 03, 2007, 01:50:09 AM
I hate the name. Get your MMO bullshit out of my 80's nostalgia plz.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 03, 2007, 02:32:54 PM
I made this in a fit of boredom:

(http://i2.tinypic.com/8er8jgk.jpg)
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Bloodwake on December 03, 2007, 02:36:32 PM
Oh shit, Guitar Hero plus WoW equals basically a company that deals in the ownership of people's souls.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: Robo on December 03, 2007, 02:47:21 PM
Not nearly enough pro skating in that picture.
Title: Re: Vivendi and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard
Post by: jiji on December 03, 2007, 05:26:53 PM
Activizzard!