AAPL - BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Viacom (VIA) , Electronic Arts (ERTS) , Activision Inc (ATVI) , Technology As an Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI ) shareholder, I'm extremely gratified by the unqualified success of the Guitar Hero franchise. However, I'm none too happy about statements made by Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG ) CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. who believes that...
TeamXbox (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack will be available for 400 Microsoft Points. As part of the limited time offer, Activision will host a Double XP Weekend, allowing players to earn twice as many Experience Points.
Evil Avatar Forums - News Items (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
In what is perhaps a last hurrah for the venerable Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision sends word that the much loved Variety Map Pack will be knocked down to half price this weekend for those who are yet to sample its delights. Also, as previously reported, this weekend sees yet another...
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... for a limited time. Starting Sept. 12 (12:01 am/PDT) and running through midnight on Sept. 14, Activision Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) blockbuster DLC by Infinity Ward will be available for 400 Microsoft Points. As part of the limited time offer, Xbox LIVE will also will host a Double XP Weekend, allowing players to earn twice as many Experience Points. Additionally, during the release,...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Those deals include buying SFR buying fixed-line operator Neuf Cegetel and the formation of video games giant Activision Blizzard, which brought together its World of Warcraft online role-playing game with partner Activision Inc.'s best-selling “Guitar Hero” franchise.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi , armed with a fresh contract with The Rolling Stones and its new Activision Blizzard gaming venture, kept its 2008 profit goal as it posted a rise in second-quarter underlying earnings.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi , armed with a fresh contract with The Rolling Stones and its new Activision Blizzard gaming venture, kept its 2008 profit goal as it posted a rise in second-quarter underlying earnings.
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... in 2007. The guidance excludes the impact of the acquisitions of Neuf and video game company Activision Inc."We see a very good resistance to this slightly tense economic situation," Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy told a conference call with reporters.Adjusted earnings before interest and tax, or EBIT, the figure analysts follow to gauge Vivendi's operating performance, rose 3.2%...
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Those deals include buying SFR buying fixed-line operator Neuf Cegetel and the formation of video games giant Activision Blizzard, which brought together its World of Warcraft online role-playing game with partner Activision Inc's best-selling "Guitar Hero" franchise.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... most popular online game. In July, Vivendi merged its games business with U.S. video games group Activision Inc. to form a new company, Activision Blizzard, which is controlled 54 percent by Vivendi."Vivendi's performance during the second quarter 2008 reflects the quality and dynamism of our business units in a tighter economic environment," Jean-Bernard Levy, chairman and...
