Activision and Blizzard merge

[Warbie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7123582.stm

 

[Deleted member 56031]

So we getting a WOW FPS now?

 

[[Matt]]

wow! unexpected!

 

[Acepilotf14]

Guitar Hero minigames in WoW.

 

[Wanted Bob]

Holy Crap! Never saw that one coming.

 

[MRG]

Activision and Blizzard have said they will form "the world's most profitable games business" in a deal worth $18.8bn

Oh. My. ****ing. God.

$18 Billion....

I am so in the wrong field of work. I need to learn how to code excellent games and then I need to release said excellent games and then maybe some company will give me loads of cash...

Wow..

Some math:
9 million subscribers x $20 monthy fee for WoW = 180 Million dollars per month x 12 months = $2,160,000,000 per year. If the monthly fee is even 1/2 that, it's still $1,080,000,000 per year x 3 years since the game was released in November of 2004 = Give or take a few million dollars, World Of Warcraft alone has netted Blizzard $648 Billion dollars.

Someone please double check my math. Thats just insane money there. Even after overhead & the cost of making the game...

So, WTF is holding up the development of Diablo 3? It's not like they don't have the funding...

-MRG

 

[Asknoone]

Activision, ha.

 

[Sedako]

Here's a better article. The merger is actually between Vivendi (who owns Blizzard) and Activision. Looks like the new company will be named "Activision Blizzard" >.>

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/02/activision-and-vivendi-merge-in-18-billion-deal/

 

[Raziaar]

What the hell? This is the most unexpected thing I have seen in the game industry. Now, imagine if it had been EA instead of Activision. I am truly interested in how this pans out.

EA and Blizzivision will merge two years from now.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

This is a misconception, and the fears are relatively ridiculous / unwarranted. Blizzard still owns its IPs and releases by its own schedule and operates entirely separate from Vivendi on everything except publishing. Nothing will change in the future of Blizzard because of this.

Activision/Blizzard placeholder

 

[theotherguy]

Just a publisher merge.

Monopoly at work.

 

[Seppo]

oh no this is terrible! or would be if I was still interested in games

 

[Qonfused]

Bioware and EA and now this? Wtf...

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

Pretty good marketing strategy if you ask me, the name Blizzard implies quality. Does that mean the name Activision / Blizzard will imply the same level of attention games developed internally at Blizzard receive? Doubtful, that's the only unfortunate part about this merger.

 

[Seppo]

is this the end of EA's tyranny?

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

is this the end of EA's tyranny?

More likely the beginning of an era of duopoly.

All the more reason to support indie game development!

http://www.unknownworlds.com/
http://www.blackwidowgames.com/
http://www.indiegames.com/

 

[Seppo]

lets all blame World of Warcraft for this

 

[2real]

jesus christ

 

[CrazyHarij]

ka-ching.

 

[<RJMC>]

is this a bad thing?

 

[CyberPitz]

ka-ching.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[staticprimer]

Considering Blizzard is putting up twice the money that Activision is, I forsee some Blizzard influence in future Activision games. I wouldn't worry about Blizzard games though.

 

[Absinthe]

Somebody give me a quick rundown of the reasons I should be:

A) Happy.

OR

B) Terrified.

 

[Krynn72]

Wow, pretty unexpected. Kinda like Valve buying Bethesda.

 

[Cheomesh]

Somebody give me a quick rundown of the reasons I should be:

A) Happy.

OR

B) Terrified.

Doesn't really effect us really.

 

[Gordon-Shepherd]

Somebody give me a quick rundown of the reasons I should be:

A) Happy.

OR

B) Terrified.

A) some people get a bunch more money

B) government robots want to tear your legs off

 

[Link]

edit - Wrong window, damnit

 

[Cormeh]

Activision could use a kick up the arse to be honest. Perhaps this is someone winding up their leg for it.

 

[Jintor]

Acti-Lizard.

 

[Avoidist]

Acti-Lizard.

Didn't that guy used to work for some shoe retailer?

 

[Adrien C]

Don't worry guys, vivendi is french.

 

[Sedako]

Don't worry guys, vivendi is french.

So they'll surrender all profits to Activision then?

 

[Pesmerga]

They'll at least surrender their pants.

Or build a wall.

 

[-Psy-]

I'm not entirely sure what to think of this.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

Same here.

 

[Rico]

Lizzard-Vision?

 

[Cheomesh]

I'm just calling them Activision. Blizzard is now gone.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

Active Blizzard. That's the new name, or in my opinion what it should be.