Blizzard: We wanted to merge with Activision

I remember quite a few gamers lamenting Activision and Vivendi’s plans to merge when the news was announced back in early December. Lowered quality across the board, along with developers forced to get new franchise installments out at least once a year — a concern that isn’t entirely unfounded — were the main concerns on peoples’ minds. Quite a few people also wondered how this merger might affect Blizzard, a developer whose ethos seems almost entirely opposite that of Activision’s.
Well, according to COO Paul Sams, Blizzard has been totally fine with the merger: in fact, they’re the ones who originally suggested Activision to Vivendi in the first place.
"What people don’t realize is that Blizzard is absolutely, positively supportive of doing this," Sams told GamesIndustry.biz. "I think maybe people believe that Activision and Vivendi got together and sat in a room, and thought it would be great, and then informed us.”
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