(2007-12-03) Call Of Duty World Of Warcraft Merge

The companies behind Call Of Duty and World Of Warcraft are merging in a deal which could shake up the global video games (Computer Game). Blizzard is the biggest player in online gaming and World Of Warcraft is the global market leader of what are known as massively multi-player online role-playing games, or MMORPG-s. It is currently owned by the French media group Vivendi. As part of the merger plan, Blizzard will invest $2bn in the new company, while Activision is putting up $1bn. The merged business will be called Activision Blizzard and its chief executive will be Activision's current CEO Bobby Kotick. Vivendi will be the biggest shareholder in the group.