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Activision investor sues over Vivendi merger

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2008-02-27 00:00:00 by Scott Jon Siegel in Joystiq
...investor group is suing Activision , claiming that the merger will leave its shareholders in an "unfavorable minority position Since Vivendi comes out on top in the merger -- with 52% majority ownership of Activision -- the Wayne County Employees' Retirement System believes Activision didn't think of the stockholders when accepting the deal,...
 
Tags: activision, merger, super-company activision blizzard, activision blizzard merger, unfavorable minority position, wayne county employees, retirement system, majority ownership, vivendi
 
 
 
 
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THQ investor presentation reveals release windows for Super Hero Squad, Master Mind

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2008-06-14 00:00:00 by Griffin McElroy in Joystiq
...investors -- as such, they still have presentations explaining to their investors how breathtaking their games are . We usually gloss right over said morsels of self-congratulation, as they rarely contain anything other than boring sales charts and demographic research, but a recent THQ investor informer actually contained some new,...
 
Tags: hopeful sales charts, sales charts, thq, release windows, slightly humorous claim, film master mind, worthwhile information, information, championship franchise
 
 
 
 
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Midway sinks further after Redstone escape

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2008-12-04 13:00:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...investor Mark Thomas on Monday and ran for the hills Midway's stock currently trades for around 23 cents a share, an all-time low and reason why the company continues to face delisting by the New York Stock Exchange. As Midway's dance of financial limbo persists, we can't help but look on and place bets when the troubled company's back will...
 
Tags: midway sinks, midway, stock, york stock exchange, redstone escape, company continues, company, all-time low, financial limbo persists
 
 
 
 
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VirginWorlds Blog: Suggestion Box

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2008-04-21 20:00:15 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...investor would just throw up their hands and say "oh the hell with it." Consider the difficult economic times in which we are living. Consider too not just the return on investment that an investor expects but the alternatives. If I am an investor or developer where am I likely to put my money to work "" in the development of a game that will...
 
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Suggestion Box

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2008-04-21 19:54:00 by Editor in VirginWorlds Blog
...investor would just throw up their hands and say "oh the hell with it." Consider the difficult economic times in which we are living. Consider too not just the return on investment that an investor expects but the alternatives. If I am an investor or developer where am I likely to put my money to work "" in the development of a game that will...
 
Tags: semi-official forums, official, official forums, website, online website, online, company, video games company, video games
 
 
 
 
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EA Chief: Investors dont give a sh*t about quality

2008-07-22 19:14:56 by Snafzg in The Greenskin
 
...investors give a sh*t about our quality. They care about our earnings per share. They wait for it to happen. We had three years where we didnt make our expectations. If I were an investor, I would wait and see. Thats fine with me, Riccitiello explained Strangely, as a MMORPG subscriber, Ive always felt like an investor of sorts in the game I...
 
Tags: quality, game, financial reward, game tanks, reward, shareholder invests money, money, interim benefit, benefit
 
 
 
 
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Like Sands Through the Hourglass So Are the Days of Our Lives

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2008-01-19 16:41:25 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...investor so he could go hogwild all over again. And thus was born Gamecock Not content to let sleeping dogs lie, Mike Wilson jumps in and lays the smack down on Romero with a letter he sent to Kotaku defending his character and reputation, as well as getting in some hilarious digs at Romero. Here is an excerpt from his reply, which had me...
 
Tags: mike wilson, wilson, ion storm, original ion storm, john, mike wilson jumps, romero, john romero, john romerostevie
 
 
 
 
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Pushing Back...

2008-04-09 02:12:10 by Editor in VirginWorlds Blog
 
...investors that it would take an investment of $500 million to compete with WoW Right or wrong we are in an economy when "R" stands for recession a lot sooner then it stands for "release date." When the astronomical sums on the line that it takes to release a triple-A title are on the line, whether the capital is from an investor or funded by...
 
Tags: game, online, warhammer online, release, real, cautious eamythic, real innovations, eamythic, activision blizzard
 
 
 
 
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Pushing Back...

2008-04-09 03:13:22 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...investors that it would take an investment of $500 million to compete with WoW Right or wrong we are in an economy when "R" stands for recession a lot sooner then it stands for "release date." When the astronomical sums on the line that it takes to release a triple-A title are on the line, whether the capital is from an investor or funded by...
 
Tags: game, online, warhammer online, release, real, cautious eamythic, real innovations, eamythic, activision blizzard
 
 
 
 
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The Blues

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2008-05-06 15:00:00 by SVGL in Sexy Videogameland
...investors and sound cheerful and upbeat in the face of a $34 million loss As with any industry, money has a fist around the games biz, and those companies' leadership have a primary responsibility to their investors, even before their employees and their customers. But as gaming fights for legitimacy in a broadening audience, battles...
 
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