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Entries tagged "Activision"Viacom plays numbers with The BeatlesFor Viacom, the purchase of Harmonix has been nothing but sweet music, but will its decision to bet on The Beatles hit a sour note? Qualcomm likely Zeebo lenderSan Diego startup video game company Zeebo has received $6 million in debt and options, according to an SEC filing. Qualcomm Ventures is the likely lender. Curt Schilling still pitches to VCsEx-Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is making headlines again for a fittingly fantastical vision of taking on 'World of Warcraft' in a battle for online fantasy role-play dominance. Activision Blizzard to spend its spare changeWith $3 billion in cash, the publisher of "Guitar Hero" games is reportedly looking to buy rivals on the cheap. But who might be on the short list? Activision suit: 'Game over'If all goes according to plan, video game publisher Activision Inc.'s "Guitar Hero" will soon be rocking out with avatars of Vivendi SA's "World of Warcraft." ... The Deal Calendar: July 7-July 11, 2008In this week's edition of The Deal Calendar, Corporate Dealmaker's senior editor Suzanne Stevens speaks with Matt Wurtzel, online news director for TheDeal.com, about potential deals in the video gaming sector. There are some dealmaking dates coming up in the Activision Inc.-Vivendi Games Inc. deal and the Electronic Arts Inc.-Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. bid, and a potential bid by Ubisoft Entertainment SA for THQ Inc. could be on the table. ... Bear Stearns lawsuits: Who are these guys anyway?The pension funds seeking a temporary restraining order to delay an acquisition of Bear Stearns Cos. by J.P. Morgan & Chase Co. are no strangers to the Delaware court system. Wayne County Employees Retirement System and The Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit, while innocently named, are activist shareholders and recently have been involved in shareholder lawsuits concerning the Yahoo! Inc.-Microsoft Corp. deal and Activision Inc.-Blizzard Entertainment just to name a few. ... Gibson Guitar acts on ActivisionGuitar manufacturer Gibson Guitar Corp. is taking video game publisher Activision Inc. to court over patent infringement, Reuters reported. The suit comes at a curious time for Activision, which is amid a merger with Vivendi SA's video game unit. ... Who are those possible Take-Two bidders anyway?Earlier, Dealscape filed a summation of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s SEC filing divulging the possibility of competing bids, but there was nary a name identifying who might try to challenge Electronic Arts Inc.'s $2 billion bid. Dealscape trolled through video game sites and blogs to handicap the possible bidders.... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Activision." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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