Rumour: Microsoft in frame to buy Activision majority share

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Aielyn said:

zarx said:

Vivendi are refocusing on other businesses and shedding all their entertainment businesses from the looks of things. They sold their stake in NBC Universal last year and brought another cellular carrier. It's got nothing to do with the long term viability of ActiBliz which is a tiny part of Vivendi.

Also I take it you are ignoring the fact that Activision has always brought their franchises in the past from Neversoft with Tony Hawk, to Harmonix with Guitar Hero, to Call of Duty. Plus they have Skylanders now which is huge. It remains to be seen if Kotick is bad for the company and since gamers have been saying he (and CoD) is going to lead them to ruin for years now and the company has only got bigger I doubt investors will want to get rid of him, not until he crashes and burns (if he ever does).

Oh and he and his business partner Brian Kelly also owns a large stake in the company.

Vivendi may be refocusing on "other businesses", but one has to ask why. It's not enough to just say "Vivendi are getting rid of entertainment subsidiaries, so bye Activision" - you have to provide a reason for them to actually get rid of entertainment subsidiaries.

http://nz.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/article/-/14091555/vivendi-shake-up-sets-off-asset-sale-frenzy/

Vivendi shake-up sets off asset sale frenzy

that article explains it. too much to post here