Activision and Vivendi Games will in less than a month merge which will morph both companies into the largest third-party games publisher globally, dethroning Electronic Arts, and give the new entity control of World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment.
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According to overseas reports, fuelled by “Guitar Hero 3” and “Call of Duty 4,” analysts estimate the company will report an 18 per cent rise in revenues to $US369 million for its fourth quarter.
Earnings are also expected to jump to $US16 million, with a loss of $US10 million in the same period last year.
It seems the battle for the king of the videogame hill is just getting interesting.
