Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in Santa Monica, California. What is Activision Blizzard known for The company was founded in July 2008 through the merger of Activision, Inc. (the publicly traded parent company of Activision Publishing) and Vivendi Games. The company is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under […]
Who acquired Blizzard?
Activision
Activision acquired Blizzard over a decade ago back in 2008. Originally, Blizzard Entertainment was owned by Vivendi Games, thanks to a 1998 deal. It was in 2007 that CEO Bobby Kotick began negotiating a deal to acquire Vivendi Games. The two sides agreed on a deal, and the acquisition became official in 2008.