Activision Blizzard
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Star Wars: Battlefront (series)...in development, including Star Wars: Battlefront III. On October 2, 2008, the OFLC listed Star Wars: Battlefront 3 for the Nintendo Wii with a T rating, filed by Activision Blizzard. On December 28, 2008, renders of Star Wars characters... In this article: Star Wars: Battlefront, LucasArts, Star Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront III, Star Wars: Battlefront II, PlayStation Portable, Rebellion Developments, Pandemic Studios, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 |
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IGN | September 21, 2009
A2M Appoints New Senior VP of Business Development
...third person shooter WET. Our studios work with the industry's top publishers and licensors, including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Disney, Electronic Arts, Fox, Konami, LucasArts, Viacom and Warner. Artificial Mind & Movement is...
In this article: Artificial Mind & Movement, Montreal, LucasArts, Canada, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Left 4 Dead 2, Halo 3: ODST, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Batman: Arkham Asylum
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Crave: The gadget blog | July 13, 2008
E3 2008: Game over for the Electronic Entertainment Expo? Crave, the gadget blog - CNET
...left the ESA in the past few months, including Activision, Vivendi (those two companies are merging to form Activision Blizzard), Lucasarts, and id, the company behind the Quake and Doom franchises. Without their support (and membership...
In this article: E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Vivendi, Wii, New York, Blender, Quake, and Little Big Planet
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Joystiq | July 23, 2009
Space Quest and King's Quest Collections join Steam, with other Sierra titles
...a slightly more complicated affair. Of course, they became the property of Activision Blizzard following last year's mega-merger wherein Activision had its sights set squarely on profit, not nostalgia. In fact, when asked explicitly about...
In this article: Sierra, Activision, Space Quest, King's Quest, Police Quest, Bobby Kotick, Gabriel Knight, Wii Sports Resort, and DVD
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ferrago | March 07, 2009
Activision still publishing for LucasArts
...for LucasArts Activision Blizzard may have undergone radical changes in recent months, as part of the merger with Vivendi Universal Games, but that doesn't mean the end of the publisher's relationship with LucasArts. Apparently,...
In this article: LucasArts, Activision, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Vivendi Universal Games, North America, Asia, and Europe
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Gamedaily Top games | March 09, 2009
LucasArts Renews International Distribution/Publishing Agreement with Activision Blizzard
...Blizzard abroad. by David Radd on Friday, March 06, 2009 LucasArts today announced that it has renewed its distribution and publishing agreement with Activision Blizzard. This deal covers much of Europe, Australia and southeast Asia.
In this article: LucasArts, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Activision, Distribution, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, and Lego Indiana Jones
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Gamespot | February 05, 2009
Blizzard freezing out E3
...World of Warcraft developer publisher did participate in. On Monday, the ESA made much of the fact "Activision Blizzard" would be on hand after boycotting the proceedings last year. Another 2008 no-show, LucasArts, will also be in...
In this article: E3, Blizzard Entertainment, Diablo III, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Electronic Entertainment Expo, LucasArts, and Entertainment Software Association
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Gamespot | March 19, 2009
ESA: 90% of E3 space sold, 40,000 expected
...ESA saw a number of high-profile departures in 2008. However, several notable defectors, including Activision Blizzard and LucasArts, have announced that they will again exhibit at the show. The ESA has also acquired new members in recent...
In this article: E3, Industry trade group, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Harvest Moon, X-Blades, SouthPeak Interactive, and Natsume
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Variety.com - Videogames News | October 22, 2008
E3 goes big again in 2009 - Entertainment News, Business News, Media - Variety
...it "terrible." Gallagher stressed that non-ESA members will be allowed to display at this year's E3, a clear reference to several major publishers including Activision Blizzard and LucasArts that dropped out of the org earlier this year.
In this article: E3, John Riccitiello, and LucasArts
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Joystiq | October 22, 2008
Joystiq interviews ESA president about E3 2009 - Joystiq
...that was part of the discussion, but didn't receive stand alone attention. Have non-ESA member publishers Activision-Blizzard, LucasArts or id said it will attend? MG: We just made the announcement today, they're more than welcome to...
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. The company is the result of a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games, announced on December 2, 2007 in a deal worth USD$18.8 billion. The deal closed July 9, 2008. The company believed that the merging of the two companies would create "the world’s largest and most profitable pure-play video game publisher". It believes that it is the only publisher that has "leading market positions across all categories" of the video game industry.
In April 2008, the European Commission permitted the merger to take place. The Commission essentially needed to approve that there weren't any antitrust issues in the merger deal. On July 8, 2008, Activision announced that stockholders had agreed to merge. The deal closed on July 9, 2008, and the total transaction was an estimated $18.9 billion. The company does not publish games under its central name and instead uses its subsidiaries to publish games, similar to how Vivendi Games operated before the merger.
- Name:
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: ATVI)
- Location:
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Founded:
- 2008
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- ATVI
- Industry:
- Computer and video games
- Key People:
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- Jean-Bernard Levy, Chairman
- Michael Morhaime, President and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment
- Robert Kotick, President and CEO
- Products:
- Revenue:
- $5 billion (2008)
- Parent Company:
- Vivendi
- Subsidiaries:
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