Report: Vivendi's takeover of Ubisoft planned for this year

[VAMatt]

This is not necessarily a bad thing. Vivendi has been in and around gaming forever. They're a media conglomerate. As such, they have IP, distribution networks, marketing synergies, deep pockets, and more that they can bring to the table. I can think of no reason to see this as a negative (or a positive) at this point. Its just a behind the scenes business move until they show otherwise.