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Activision-Vivendi Merger is now Officially Complete

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2008-07-10 17:32:12 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...Vivendi has finally come to fruition, and is now the worlds most profitable pure-play online and console game publisher, Activision Blizzard You may recall that yesterday , 92% of the shareholders voted a resounding yes to the melding of the two giants Here are some lovely quotes regarding the merger Robert Kotick, CEO: The completion of this...
 
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Activision / Vivendi Leave the ESA

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2008-05-02 16:41:58 by Ron Whitaker in Gaming Today
...Vivendi werent on the list of exhibitors at E3 2008 , the answer is in According to Kotaku , the Entertainment Software Association has confirmed to them that both Vivendi and Activision are no longer a part of the trade organization. In a statement, Senior Vice President of Communications and Research Rich Taylor said While the Entertainment...
 
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Tobold's MMORPG Blog: Vivendi anticipates Wrath of the Lich King for second half of 2008

2008-05-15 07:52:28 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
Vivendi, parent company of Blizzard, sent out a press release yesterday in which they say about World of Warcraft: "the second expansion set is anticipated to be released in the second half of 2008" . Note that this isn't a guarantee, they were careful to insert the weasel word "anticipate" into the statement. Because if lets say WotLK was...
 
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Vivendi anticipates Wrath of the Lich King for second half of 2008

2008-05-15 12:57:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
Vivendi, parent company of Blizzard, sent out a press release yesterday in which they say about World of Warcraft: "the second expansion set is anticipated to be released in the second half of 2008" . Note that this isn't a guarantee, they were careful to insert the weasel word "anticipate" into the statement. Because if lets say WotLK was...
 
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Call them Actizard: Activision-Vivendi merger gets official

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2008-07-08 13:34:29 by Victor B. in Xbox 360
...Vivendi is about as close to official as we're ever going to get. A new press release has announced that Activision has received approval from its stockholders for its merger with Vivendi According to the press release we received, "All of the proposals required to effect the transaction received more than 92 percent of the shares voted."...
 
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Call them Actizard: Activision-Vivendi merger gets official

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2008-07-08 13:34:29 by Victor B. in PSP Updates
...Vivendi is about as close to official as we're ever going to get. A new press release has announced that Activision has received approval from its stockholders for its merger with Vivendi According to the press release we received, "All of the proposals required to effect the transaction received more than 92 percent of the shares voted."...
 
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Call them Actizard: Activision-Vivendi merger gets official

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2008-07-08 13:34:29 by Victor B. in World of Warcraft
...Vivendi is about as close to official as we're ever going to get. A new press release has announced that Activision has received approval from its stockholders for its merger with Vivendi According to the press release we received, "All of the proposals required to effect the transaction received more than 92 percent of the shares voted."...
 
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Call them Actizard: Activision-Vivendi merger gets official

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2008-07-08 13:34:29 by Victor B. in Nintendo DS
...Vivendi is about as close to official as we're ever going to get. A new press release has announced that Activision has received approval from its stockholders for its merger with Vivendi According to the press release we received, "All of the proposals required to effect the transaction received more than 92 percent of the shares voted."...
 
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E.U. OKs Vivendi/Activision Merger

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2008-04-16 13:16:07 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...Vivendi its blessing to merge the company's gaming unit with American publisher Activision Wednesday evening, according to a report on Reuters The $9.85 billion deal gives Vivendi a 52 percent majority share in the newly formed conglomerate dubbed "Activision Blizzard," a group with annual revenues of $3.8 billion -- a figure that rivals...
 
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Activision, Vivendi Quit ESA