Rumor – Microsoft is Among Potential Activision Buyers

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Vevendi, the majority stakeholder of Activision Blizzard, has began “testing the appetite of possible bidders.” Vivendi has a 60 percent stake in the biggest video game publisher, Activision Blizzard. Interestingly, Microsoft’s name has come up in the list of potential new suitors

“Although a formal process has not started, bankers close to Vivendi are sounding out cash-rich trade players, including China’s Tencent and U.S. duo Time Warner and Microsoft, as well as private-equity heavyweights KKR, Providence and Blackstone,” Reuters‘ sources claim.

The French conglomerate’s stake in Activision has an estimated price of 10 billion dollars.

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Source: http://mp1st.com/2012/07/11/rumor-microsoft-is-among-potential-activision-buyers/

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VEVOPosted:

Time Warner is on the purchase list as well. :|

SovietRussiaPosted:

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T0xic8ear I would like to see this happen, it can go 2 ways It will either destroy Call of duty forever or make it even better.


They don't develop the game, they only publish it. If MS bought Activision the only thing they would change is what platform(s) it is released on, what marketing it gets and what prices they set.


Not really they already do that with contracts.

MPAAPosted:

T0xic8ear I would like to see this happen, it can go 2 ways It will either destroy Call of duty forever or make it even better.


They don't develop the game, they only publish it. If MS bought Activision the only thing they would change is what platform(s) it is released on, what marketing it gets and what prices they set.

T0xic8earPosted:

I would like to see this happen, it can go 2 ways It will either destroy Call of duty forever or make it even better.

Android_Posted:

Euphoric This could change the face of CoD, for better or for worse


Not really. IW and Treyarch make cod(and Sledgehammer games). Activision just published it. When and if microsoft buys activison, CoD will stay the same.

-Robin-Posted:

I want to see what ends up happening, I don't really know what to say about it now

BritishColumbiaPosted:

i really wan Microsoft to buy them out

VEVOPosted:

If they do buy it that means they'll dominate the FPS market. Halo and Call Of Duty?

newbody1Posted:

Euphoric This could change the face of CoD, for better or for worse


cant get too much worse atm lol xD (talking bout mw3)

HaloPosted:

I hope they buy it... then Bungie is back with Microsoft!?

Right?

Since Bungie is currently with Activision, and Activision will be with M$.. so... amirite?


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