Ten Deals That Shook The Industry
Activision's Take-Two [http://www.activisionblizzard.com] are the big news of the day, but the history of the videogame industry is filled with ground-breaking deals between major players - and not all of them end happily.
The joining of Activision and Vivendi is the biggest, and the tussle between EA and Take-Two may very well be the most painfully protracted, but as a report by MCV [http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31353/The-10-most-shocking-deals-in-history] shows, big deals between industry powerhouses is nothing new. Its list of "Top Ten Deals That Shook The Industry" includes many that are well know, one or two that aren't and a few that some people very likely wish they could take back.
The first deal on the list, for instance, is Take-Two's purchase of DMA Designs from Grand Theft Auto III [http://www.infogrames.com/], the first step in a re-envisioned series of games that would become one of the most successful and financially lucrative videogame franchises of all time.
World of Warcraft [http://www.vivendi.com] maker Blizzard Entertainment was a huge boost to Vivendi's gaming efforts, and would later be the catalyst for the creation of Activision Blizzard.
Perhaps the most transformative deal on the list comes from all the way back in 1988, with an arrangement between PlayStation [http://www.sony.com].
It's a fun and interesting read, and you can see it all at MCV.com [http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31353/The-10-most-shocking-deals-in-history].
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Activision's Take-Two [http://www.activisionblizzard.com] are the big news of the day, but the history of the videogame industry is filled with ground-breaking deals between major players - and not all of them end happily.
The joining of Activision and Vivendi is the biggest, and the tussle between EA and Take-Two may very well be the most painfully protracted, but as a report by MCV [http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31353/The-10-most-shocking-deals-in-history] shows, big deals between industry powerhouses is nothing new. Its list of "Top Ten Deals That Shook The Industry" includes many that are well know, one or two that aren't and a few that some people very likely wish they could take back.
The first deal on the list, for instance, is Take-Two's purchase of DMA Designs from Grand Theft Auto III [http://www.infogrames.com/], the first step in a re-envisioned series of games that would become one of the most successful and financially lucrative videogame franchises of all time.
World of Warcraft [http://www.vivendi.com] maker Blizzard Entertainment was a huge boost to Vivendi's gaming efforts, and would later be the catalyst for the creation of Activision Blizzard.
Perhaps the most transformative deal on the list comes from all the way back in 1988, with an arrangement between PlayStation [http://www.sony.com].
It's a fun and interesting read, and you can see it all at MCV.com [http://www.mcvuk.com/news/31353/The-10-most-shocking-deals-in-history].
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