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Just weeks after announcing his departure from Ubisoft's Montreal studio, Martin Tremblay has been hired by Vivendi Universal Games, joining the company as president of Worldwide Studios.

Adam Roberts, executive VP of Vivendi Europe, has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that while the PS2 is not yet nearing the end of its life cycle, Microsoft must work with publishers to restore retail confidence in the Xbox.

The mobile gaming market continues to attract interest from major videogame publishers, including Vivendi Universal Games, which is now establishing its own dedicated wireless division for both licensed and original games based on Vivendi IP.

Vivendi Universal, the parent company of French publisher Vivendi Universal Games, has announced plans to change its name - dropping the "Universal" from its title all together.

World of Warcraft developer, Blizzard Entertainment, has announced that the subscriber base for its exceptionally popular massively multiplayer online game has now exceeded 6 million worldwide.

Vivendi Universal has posted its full year financial results, revealing a marginal decline in overall profits but increased revenue in several divisions, VU Games in particular showing a dramatic return to profitability for the media giant.

Following the announcement that Scottish developer Visual Science has gone into administration, MD Tim Christian has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that there are now plans to launch legal action against Vivendi.

Vivendi Universal Games has announced a global reshuffle of its sales staff following the departure of North American president and chief operating officer, Phil O'Neil.

French firm Vivendi Universal, the parent company of publisher Vivendi Universal Games and celebrated developer Blizzard, is to withdraw its listing from the New York Stock Exchange in a move described as a cost saving exercise.

Vivendi Universal Games has acquired High Moon Studios, the California-based developer formerly known as Sammy Studios, gaining control of the company's intellectual properties in the process.

French publisher VU Games has reacted to press speculation linking it with a bid for UK games group SCI by issuing a firm denial.

With a next generation console game already in development, Santa Monica-based Trilogy Studios has officially opened its doors.

Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Universal Games, has announced the launch of its award winning World of Warcraft MMO in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau regions.

Vivendi Universal has posted its third quarter financial results, beating analyst expectations thanks to a doubling of revenues from its games division, fuelled by the success of World of Warcraft.

There's very little change at the higher end of the all formats chart this week, as EA continues its phenomenal reign over the games industry unabated. <i>FIFA 06</i> leads the way with its third week at number one.

Vivendi Universal Games subsidiary Blizzard Games has shut its secondary development location, Bay Area based Blizzard North, and is moving the team at the studio to its headquarters in Irvine, south California.

Then latest set of financial figures from Vivendi Universal show that the group's Games division saw revenues rising by 76 per cent in the second quarter of the year, largely due to the exceptionally strong performance of World of Warcraft.

The Xbox version of Half-Life 2 will be published in October by Electronic Arts, it has emerged, with developer Valve signing a deal with the giant publisher that will also see its back catalogue of PC titles being distributed worldwide by EA.

Vivendi Universal Games hopes to turn its forthcoming titles based on classic movie Scarface and US rapper 50 Cent into ongoing franchises, company president Phil O'Neil has revealed, with sequels to both games being a key part of the firm's plans.

Publisher Vivendi-Universal Games has added British studio Swordfish Studios to its roster of internal developers, with the Cold Winter developer becoming the company's third acquisition so far this year.

Publisher Vivendi-Universal Games may be seeking to continue its spate of recent developer acquisitions with the purchase of British studio Swordfish, which recently finished work on PS2 title Cold Winter for the firm.