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Blizzard and Activision merge.

we3sterwe3ster Member Posts: 355
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7123582.stm

 

 

 

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,069

    Interesting news.... look for WOW on a console one day soon

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  • coorsman66coorsman66 Member UncommonPosts: 87
    Originally posted by Kyleran


    Interesting news.... look for WOW on a console one day soon

    Heh. or Guitar Hero Online

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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,488

     

     

    http://www.activisionblizzard.com/

    http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=279372

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    Elder Jedi/Elder Bounty Hunter
     
  • PrecusorPrecusor Member UncommonPosts: 3,589

    wonder what M$ thinks about this merge.

  • JackcoltJackcolt Member UncommonPosts: 2,170

    World of Guitar Hero: Legends of Warrock!

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  • JrodJrod Member Posts: 234
    Originally posted by Kyleran


    Interesting news.... look for WOW on a console one day soon



    I am pretty sure the first thing Blizzard is going to do is revive Starcraft:Ghost as a game they are working on.

  • DeaconXDeaconX Member UncommonPosts: 3,062
    Originally posted by Jackcolt


    World of Guitar Hero: Legends of Warrock!



    It's like two things I don't like did the nasty and developed something truly nasty... yikes.

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    Why do I write, create, fantasize, dream and daydream about other worlds? Because I hate what humanity does with this one.

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  • KremlikKremlik Member UncommonPosts: 716

    So does this mean well have more games trying to push the gaming market to new levels in design and gameplay OR will it mean games CoD and GH will be the same game over and over with genical game designs rehashed with 'BAND NEW GRAPHICAL ENGINES!!!!'?

    Bring on the WARRRRGGHH!

  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,488

     I had a dream last night they announced Diablo 3. Strange. Saw the commercial and everything. It looked bad ass in my dream, full 3D ect. This merger isn’t Diablo though.

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  • ScriarScriar Member Posts: 772

    " Activision Blizzard" original name lol wonder how long it took them to come up with it /sarcasm

  • truenorthbgtruenorthbg Member Posts: 1,453

    My God!  One of my favorite all-time online games was Vampire: The Masquerade in which the player was in the position of the "storyteller" and could place and control 1) npcs, 2) objects, 3) the storyline, and 4) create entire worlds/maps.

     

    Blizzard is a great company, perhaps my favorite gaming company, so who knows?  I think developers tend to destroy things (SOE:  EQ 1, SWG;  EA:  Sim City:  Obsidian:  NWN 2 and the great toolset;  you name it).

     

    I wonder how destructive (or creative) this merger will be.

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  • CzzarreCzzarre Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,742

    merge WoW and Guitar Hero. --> 'World of Guitar Hero!' 'or 'Guitar Hero Warcraft!'

    I dont know exactly why the two merged, but Im sure it made business sense

    Torrential

    Torrential: DAOC (Pendragon)
    Awned: World of Warcraft (Lothar)
    Torren: Warhammer Online (Praag)

  • mmonkeymmonkey Member Posts: 171

    So Activision Blizzard is a bigger corp than than EA.

    I hereby officially offer  two shortened name options for this new gaming giant.

    "AB"

    or

    "ActiBlizz"

  • OhaanOhaan Member UncommonPosts: 568
    Originally posted by mmonkey


    So Activision Blizzard is a bigger corp than than EA.
    I hereby officially offer  two shortened name options for this new gaming giant.
    "AB"
    or
    "ActiBlizz"

    How about 'Actard'?

  • CelastinCelastin Member Posts: 68

    Originally posted by tillamook


     I had a dream last night they announced Diablo 3. Strange. Saw the commercial and everything. It looked bad ass in my dream, full 3D ect. This merger isn’t Diablo though.

     

    yea i was hoping for a D3 before 2008 but looks like i failed

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  • DrFodDrFod Member Posts: 63
    Originally posted by Ohaan
    How about 'Actard'?

      We have a winner

  • Wharg0ulWharg0ul Member Posts: 4,183

    so.....wait. Activision merges with Blizzard....and then Vivendi Merges with Activision....

    I don't like where this is going.

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  • bezadobezado Member UncommonPosts: 1,127

    Many in the gaming market, especially console development have always suggested Blizzard would bring WOW to the console. That being said I think Blizzard could be working out a WOW for xbox360 or PS3, either machines would play the game in full detail with no lag. The question remains though if anything coming out of Blizzard is going to be influenced now by Activision teams.

  • kishekishe Member UncommonPosts: 2,012

    Guitar Hero 4 will feature Thrall?

  • rshandlonrshandlon Member Posts: 173

    Originally posted by Wharg0ul


    so.....wait. Activision merges with Blizzard....and then Vivendi Merges with Activision....
    I don't like where this is going.
    I don't know if you realize this, but Vivendi owned Blizzard so it wasn't Vivendi merging with Activision.  The merger of Blizzard and Activision basically means Vivendi bought out Activision, but did it as a merger of a subsidiary company.  Notice they obtained 52% of the ownership of the new company.  Nice sneaky way to buy out a company by calling it a merger of the target company and one of your subsidiaries.

     

    All in all though, I see this as a very good move.  More resources that can be drawn upon to bring new games and ideas to the public.

  • Wharg0ulWharg0ul Member Posts: 4,183
    Originally posted by rshandlon


     
    Originally posted by Wharg0ul


    so.....wait. Activision merges with Blizzard....and then Vivendi Merges with Activision....
    I don't like where this is going.
    I don't know if you realize this, but Vivendi owned Blizzard so it wasn't Vivendi merging with Activision.  The merger of Blizzard and Activision basically means Vivendi bought out Activision, but did it as a merger of a subsidiary company.  Notice they obtained 52% of the ownership of the new company.  Nice sneaky way to buy out a company by calling it a merger of the target company and one of your subsidiaries.

     

     

    All in all though, I see this as a very good move.  More resources that can be drawn upon to bring new games and ideas to the public.

    Ah. Well, who can keep track of all the companies that Vivendi gobbles up in it's crusade to own all?

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,069

    Originally posted by DrFod

    Originally posted by Ohaan
    How about 'Actard'?

      We have a winner

    Definitely...will start spreading the news asap.....

     

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  • PrecusorPrecusor Member UncommonPosts: 3,589
    Originally posted by bezado


    Many in the gaming market, especially console development have always suggested Blizzard would bring WOW to the console. That being said I think Blizzard could be working out a WOW for xbox360 or PS3, either machines would play the game in full detail with no lag. The question remains though if anything coming out of Blizzard is going to be influenced now by Activision teams.

    We would know by now if Blizzard has any plans for a WoW port to consoles.

  • Death1942Death1942 Member UncommonPosts: 2,587

    damn   i wish these companies would remain how they are.  i was hoping Activision would stay as one of the big companies (like EA) and Blizz would stay as its own (brilliantly) unique company...oh well

    MMO wish list:

    -Changeable worlds
    -Solid non level based game
    -Sharks with lasers attached to their heads

  • orkideaorkidea Member Posts: 73

     

    Originally posted by Kyleran


     
    Originally posted by DrFod

    Originally posted by Ohaan
    How about 'Actard'?

      We have a winner

    Definitely...will start spreading the news asap.....

     

     



    Thought exactly same :P

     

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