Activision and Blizzard, two of the 'heavyweights' of the game industry have announced their merger. world of warcraft gold The new company, called Activision Blizzard , will have to his credit films like 'Call of Duty' and 'World of Warcraft', among cheap wow gold us other historical.
"The most beneficial business of video games in the world" will be worth about 18,800 million dollars , about 13,000 million euros, according to the agreement. In addition, Blizzard will seek funding to provide 2,000 million dollars, while Activision will do the same with 1,000 million, as announced by the BBC.
The new executive director will be the current giant Activision, Bobby Kotick. The group Vivendi , owner of Blizzard, will be the largest shareholder of the giant.
To conceive the importance of this agreement, you must keep in mind that Blizzard eg monthly subscription type of nine million World of Warcraft players who each pay more than 10 euros each.
In addition, the two companies have other best sellers like Tony Hawk series, StarCraft and Guitar Hero .
Jean-Bernard Levy , CEO of Vivendi stated that this alliance is "a major strategic step for Vivendi and an illustration of how expanding its presence in the entertainment industry."
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Both firms expect the union multiply their strength in the world of video games. Blizzard is strong throughout the world, but in Asia known for the excessive interest in your offer 'online', including Starcraft (1998) and the Network competition in Millions of South Koreans play it a decade later in cafes, and there are professionals to compete in tournaments very well paid.
Activision meanwhile produces video games for all next-generation consoles, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. This company has survived all the turmoil since its inception in 1979 , making it one of the few who have not broken since then or has been acquired by a 'bigger fish'.
However, Blizzard, despite its recognized success, passed through many hands before being bought by Vivendi in 1998.
