Entries in 'blizzard' (211)

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: Retail reacts

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: Retail reacts

There has been mixed reaction to the deal by UK retail, with some stores relishing the prospect of a publishing entity with the firepower to take on EA, while others ...
by Andrew Wooden
on Dec 4th 2007 at 3:21PM in News
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: ‘Bring ‘em on’, says bullish EA

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: ‘Bring ‘em on’, says bullish EA

Electronic Arts has fired out a warning shot to new publishing goliath Activision Blizzard – warn the Vivendi-owned giant that it will not give up its dominance of the market ...
by Tim Ingham
on Dec 4th 2007 at 10:42AM in News
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: 'Business as usual', says WoW publisher

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: 'Business as usual', says WoW publisher

Following the news of Vivendi’s surprise purchase of a majority stake in former rival Activision, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime has assured the company’s MMO fans that the deal will ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 3rd 2007 at 10:37AM in News
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: Activision and Vivendi Games to merge

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD: Activision and Vivendi Games to merge

In the most surprising news of the year, Electronic Arts has been dethroned as the games industry's biggest publisher, ousted by a new company formed following the merger of Activision ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2007 at 5:31PM in News

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Starcraft II shoots into view

Starcraft II shoots into view

One of the worst kept secrets in the industry has finally been confirmed with official word on Blizzard’s upcoming Starcraft II finally seeing the light of day.

by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2007 at 11:30AM in News
Profits on the up at Vivendi

Profits on the up at Vivendi

Media giant Vivendi has credited a dominant performance from its gaming division for a strong first quarter that has seen the company’s operating profits rise by 22.8 per cent compared ...
by Ben Parfitt
on May 16th 2007 at 3:45PM in News
New MMO on the way from Blizzard

New MMO on the way from Blizzard

As if the world-conquering success of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft is not enough, the Vivendi-owned developer appears to be hard at work on another MMO project, the details of which ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 30th 2007 at 4:15PM in News
Blitz snaps up Virtual Experience firm

Blitz snaps up Virtual Experience firm

The Virtual Experience Company builds virtual environments via work with archaeologists, historians and museum curators in order to allow those with impaired mobility to explore areas or locations they were ...
by Michael French
on Apr 18th 2007 at 3:00PM in News

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The Times offers free WoW game trial

The Times offers free WoW game trial

Saturday’s edition of The Times newspaper will contain a trial version of Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft.

by Tim Ingham
on Mar 26th 2007 at 6:15PM in News
MMOs reach new heights in Western market

MMOs reach new heights in Western market

Its popularity in the Asian market is already well known, but MMO gaming is having an increasingly significant impact in the Western markets, a new report from analyst Screen Digest ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 22nd 2007 at 10:00AM in News
Burning Crusade hits 3.5 million sales

Burning Crusade hits 3.5 million sales

Blizzard has confirmed that its World of Warcraft expansion The Burning Crusade has now sold over 3.5 million units worldwide, pushing total subscriber numbers to over 8.5 million.

by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 7th 2007 at 2:30PM in News