Activision and Blizzard merge

Peter G. 10 Jul, 2008 at 12:55am ET Article published in Tech

Comments

1. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 1:20am Winga Be interesting to see what games come out of that behemoth.
2. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 2:29am pigflipper HEH, it was mainly Blizzard with mad cash lookin for a steady publisher who wouldn't screw with their games.
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   10 Jul 2008 ~ 4:48am Thrax Rumor has it that a deal was struck because Blizzard is going broke due to a prior deal with Activision. This is a move of desperation, not choice.
4. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 8:07am Zuntar

   Thrax wrote:

   Rumor has it that a deal was struck because Blizzard is going broke due to a prior deal with Activision. This is a move of desperation, not choice.

   
   Teh plot thickens!!
5. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 9:33am Winfrey So does this mean that Mechwarrior 5: Warcraft 4: Tomb Raider, is gonna be in production soon?
6. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 12:03pm Harudath How on earth could Blizzard be going broke They rake in more cash than I want to spend 5 seconds on working out
7. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 12:33pm Zuntar No doubt running those WOW servers ain't cheap!
8. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 12:57pm Harudath 9m players multiplied by £9 a month would probably cover that
9. 
   10 Jul 2008 ~ 1:45pm mondi Not if you don't get to keep all the money.
10. 
    10 Jul 2008 ~ 2:55pm Harudath Touché
11. 
    10 Jul 2008 ~ 3:04pm Harudath They must be paying Activision to keep quiet about their illegal mining operation in Bangladesh.
12. 
    10 Jul 2008 ~ 4:19pm Zuntar

    Harudath wrote:

    They must be paying Activision to keep quiet about their illegal mining operation in Bangladesh.

    
    Shhhhh!
13. 
    11 Jul 2008 ~ 9:13pm mas0n UPDATE: Activision & Blizzard are planning an iTunes rival
    
    wait, wut?
14. 
    11 Jul 2008 ~ 10:03pm Harudath iHero.