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'There will be a number of people at Vivendi Games who are going to be terminated,' says COO

In the aftermath of the Activision Blizzard merger’s completion , a range of industry analysts have speculated on the new publisher’s next move – and one has suggested that Take Two might be on its shopping list. EA’s continued pursuit of Take Two still rumbles on, but Janco Partners analyst …

As the ink dries on the Activision Blizzard deal , the firm has released details of its new management structure, complete with its eleven-strong gamg of Board members. The new structure is as follows:Robert Kotick: President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision BlizzardMike Griffith: President and Chief Executive Officer of …

Newly-anointed Activision Blizzard chairman Rene Penisson has stated that the publisher is perfectly positioned to lead the way across North America, Europe and the growing Asian market, having just finalised the deal. We are delighted that the merger has been completed,” said Penisson. We are very excited about the opportunity …

The ‘deal that shook the industry’ has finally been rubber stamped – and Activision Blizzard has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the publishing community by stating that the merger has formed the world leader in online and console games.” President and CEO of the new powerhouse publisher …

Activision’s shareholders have agreed by majority to approve a ‘merger’ with Vivendi Games. The deal between the two video game giants will see the formation of new publishing superpower Activision Blizzard, and was first announced in December. 92 per cent of Activision’s shareholders approved to deal, which is expected to …

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has releaveled that it was he and his Board – not Vivendi – that kicked off the proceedings that led to last year’s $19 billion Activision-Blizzard ‘merger’. French entertainment giant Vivendi currently holds a 52 per cent stake in Activision – which is expected to increase …

Vivendi has officially been give permission to proceed with its proposed merger with former rival Activision, according to Reuters. The terms of the deal mean that French telecom and media group Vivendi will boast a 52 per cent share in new industry giant Activision Blizzard. As the European Commission rubber-stamped …

A report on Variety’s The Cut Scene Blog has suggested that there is unrest amongst Vivendi developers ahead of Activision merger – read the full story on Develop here.

Chief executive of Activision Bobby Kotick believes that even if a publishing rival was to invest $1 billion on a new MMO franchise, they would still struggle to take on Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium 2008 conference, Kotick said: "[Blizzard] has probably half …