The companies behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft are merging in a deal which could shake up the global video games industry. Activision and Blizzard have said they will form “the world’s most profitable games business” in a deal worth $18.8bn (£9.15bn).
The video game industry generates more revenue than the filmed entertainment industry, but as a result, it’s become very competitive and the costs involved have soared. continue reading...
LOS ANGELES, June 20 /PRNewswire/ — Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced a diverse line-up of 10 truly entertaining titles for the second-half of 2007.
The upcoming slate includes a number of original titles and familiar franchises that highlight Vivendi Games Mobile’s product-driven approach to gaining market share and will continue to drive its rapid rise into the ranks of the industry’s leading mobile games publishers. Two of Vivendi Games Mobile’s 2007 titles released earlier this year, People’s Choice Hangman and Surviving High School ‘07, have already been honored with Wireless Gaming World’s Editor’s Award. continue reading...
LOS ANGELES, April 16 /PRNewswire/ — Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced a nationwide search for new faces to star in episodes of its hit mobile game, Surviving High School ‘07. Vivendi Games Mobile has launched a ground-breaking sweepstakes on MySpace.com — the largest-ever promotion for a mobile game on the community site. The promotion will result in the selection of five lucky MySpace users to star in downloadable episodes of Surviving High School ‘07.
MySpace users can enter the sweepstakes by simply adding Surviving High School ‘07 (www.myspace.com/survivinghighschool) as one of their ‘Top Friends.’ continue reading...
Vivendi Universal’s 50 Cent: Bulletproof will be available on PSP starting this September. The game has been completely revamped since it’s release in 2005 for PS2 and Xbox to include new features and gameplay.
The ultimate 50 Cent experience. His Music. His Videos. His Game. Now Portable. continue reading...
50 Cent’s Bulletproof is being re-released for the PSP, but some changes have been made. While the plot seems to be the same, the gameplay allows you to play from a new overhead perspective, instead of the original third person. But don’t worry all the baseball bat smashing, and the sawed-off shotgun shooting that we’ve come to love and associate with our friend 50 will still be there. continue reading...
Los Angeles (May 4, 2006) – Vivendi Games’ (“VG”) Sierra Entertainment has unveiled part of the A-list talent that will help bring drug-lord Tony Montana’s criminal empire to life in the upcoming video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. Attracting an unprecedented array of Hollywood’s brightest film and television stars as well as returning cast members from the 1983 classic film, the hotly-anticipated game will plunge players deep into the seedy underbelly of 1980s Miami as they rebuild Tony Montana’s empire and seek vengeance on his enemies. Further announcements about additional cast members will be made later this year. continue reading...
Vivendi Universal’s Scarface: The World Is Yours has had a pretty low profile since last year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, where the game was being shown behind closed doors. Following the show, not much was said about the game until its ship date slipped into this year, which has left many wondering what’s going on with the Radical Entertainment-developed title. Some light was finally shed on Tony Montana’s extended console adventures thanks to a visit by reps from VU today, who brought by a work-in-progress version of the PlayStation 2 game for us to see.
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