Vivendi Games was a French video game company that was responsible for publishing and developing a number of popular game franchises before it was merged with Activision in 2008 to form Activision Blizzard. Prior to the merger, Vivendi Games was the parent company of Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, and numerous other game development studios.
Founded in 1983 as Sierra On-Line by Ken and Roberta Williams.
Acquired by Vivendi in 1999.
Merged with Vivendi Universal Games to form Vivendi Games in 2006.
Merged with Activision in 2008 to form Activision Blizzard.
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A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth game released in the Warcraft fantasy universe.
An action role-playing game (ARPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the third game in the Diablo series and was released in 2012.
A music rhythm game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. The game simulates playing the guitar, bass, or drums by using a controller shaped like a musical instrument.
No, Vivendi Games merged with Activision in 2008 to form Activision Blizzard.
Sierra Entertainment was owned by Vivendi Games and was merged with Activision in 2008 to form Activision Blizzard. Activision later closed down the Sierra brand in 2019.
Vivendi Games published and developed a number of popular game franchises, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, and many more.
Yes, World of Warcraft is still a very popular MMORPG with a devoted player base. As of 2021, it has over 4 million active subscribers.
Blizzard Entertainment is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, which is owned by holding company Activision Blizzard, Inc.