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Aug 2, 2021 · When did Activision buy Blizzard? Activision acquired Blizzard over a decade ago back in 2008. Originally, Blizzard Entertainment was owned by Vivendi Games, thanks to a 1998 deal.
On July 9, 2008, Activision merged with Vivendi Games, culminating in the inclusion of the Blizzard brand name in the title of the resulting holding company. On July 25, 2013, Activision Blizzard announced the purchase of 429 million shares from the majority owner Vivendi, which resulted in Activision Blizzard becoming a completely independent ...
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December 2, 2007. 6 Min Read. In a shock move, Activision and Vivendi have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi's interactive entertainment business with Activision, creating the world’s largest pure-play online and console game publisher.
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In November 2006, Kotick started discussing a merger with the games division of Vivendi, a French entertainment conglomerate, which included Blizzard Entertainment and Sierra Entertainment. Kotick engineered the Activision Blizzard merger, which created a new company, Activision Blizzard.
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PARIS & SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jul 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vivendi (Euronext Paris: VIV) and Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced the completion of the transaction announced on December 2, 2007 to create Activision Blizzard, as the world's most profitable pure-play online and console game publisher.
July 9, 2008. 1 Min Read. Following its recent shareholder approval representatives have announced that Activision and Vivendi Games have officially merged as Activision Blizzard, with CEO Robert Kotick saying the new company begins with "leading market positions across all categories" of the industry.
Dec 2, 2007 · December 2, 2007 at 12:00 AM EST. Vivendi and Activision to Create Activision Blizzard - World's Largest, Most Profitable Pure-Play Video Game Publisher.
