Vivendigames and Activision merge to form Activision Blizzard

[Bodhesatva]

ssj12 said:

Bodhesatva said:

naznatips said:
So wait, Activision (already the biggest 3rd party dev) now owns World of Warcraft? God help us all.

Activision doesn't exist anymore.

But yes, all these titles are now under one roof:

1. Quake
2. Starcraft
3. Warcraft
4. Call of Duty
5. World of Warcraft
6. Guitar Hero
7. Tony Hawk
8. Whatever Bizarre creations does
9. James Bond

Among others.

I thought UbiSoft has the Bond license now...

wait.. Vivendi = Valve. o.O

That's possible, SSJ!I haven't paid attention to the bond license very well.

But no no no no, Valve is independant. They made a deal with Sierra to publish Half Life 2, but it isn't a binding contract that makes them Vivendi employees. Valve could just as easily turn around and work with EA next time... which is precisely what they're doing, actually.

Epic and Valve are the two remaining independant giants of the industry, and I doubt it's a coincidence that these two companies developer two of the most well known engine licenses for external developers.