Activision Blizzard (Page 46)

Following the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, Electronic Arts has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that there is always a possibility of further acquisitions by the publishing giant.

Ringing in the changes on the ActiBlizz merger

Take-Two Interactive CEO Ben Feder told a business conference that consolidation in the videogame industry is inevitable as growth continues

The value of both Activision and Vivendi's stock increased during the first day of trading following the announcement of a merger between the two companies

The simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich, commenting upon the Activision/Vivendi merger, thinks that acquisitions by media conglomerates have a negative effect on creativity and orginality

US analysts have raised their price targets on Activision in response to news that the company is merging with Vivendi Games

A fact sheet on the newly-live Activision Blizzard web site seems to have announced the forthcoming release of Call of Duty 5 and Guitar Hero IV - both titles that have previously not been mentioned.

Piers Harding-Rolls, senior games analyst at Screen Digest, has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that the Activision Blizzard merger is a sound one, and could lead to more deals in the future, providing they make good business sense.